UK manufacturing sector falters amid Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack

Business secretary to visit carmaker to address supply chain concerns as pause in JLR car production extended

The UK manufacturing sector posted a sharp decline in output this month, as Britain’s biggest carmaker JLR suffered a cyber-attack and paused production, a shutdown that will drag on into October.

The business secretary, Peter Kyle, will visit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Tuesday and meet some of its suppliers there after the cyber-attack.

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