Government looks at buying up Jaguar Land Rover parts to protect jobs at suppliers

<p>Ministers reportedly considering plans to mitigate effects of production freeze caused by a severe cyber-attack</p><p>The government could start buying parts from Jaguar Land Rover’s suppliers in a plan to protect manufacturing jobs from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/20/jaguar-land-rover-hack-factories-cybersecurity-jlr">the impact of a severe cyber-attack</a>.</p><p>The business secretary, Peter Kyle, is considering a plan that would see the government buy parts made by the suppliers, and then sell them back to JLR when it resumes production of its vehicles, according to a report by ITV News.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/24/government-looks-at-buying-up-jaguar-land-rover-parts-to-protect-jobs-suppliers-cyber-attack">Continue reading...</a>