Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Fallout Spreads to Suppliers

The cyberattack that has brought Jaguar Land Rover factories to a standstill is affecting suppliers, with some European suppliers forced to pause or scale back their own production.

German company Eberspächer, which produces exhaust systems for the British automaker, was forced to suspend production at its plant in Nitra, Slovakia after the cyberattack more than two weeks ago.

Eberspächer is a key supplier to JLR, which operates a factory in Nitra making the Discovery and Defender SUVs.

“Since the cyberattack, the production in our plant is also on hold,” Eberspächer spokesperson Anja Kaufer said. The company’s workers are either on holiday or on short-time work earning 80 percent of their salaries, she said. Eberspächer has around 30 employees in Nitra.