Jaguar Land Rover has announced a temporary pause in production at its plant in Solihull, just months after suffering a devastating cyber attack.
The Solihull-based manufacturing site will stop production for around two weeks amid issues with parts from a supplier.
Assembly lines will be paused for around two weeks, alongside a planned five-day shutdown for the Easter bank holiday weekend.
The Financial Times reported that this was down to a fire at a supplier in Norway, halting shipments of parts to the West Midlands.
Jaguar Land Rover told suppliers that it would suspend production of its Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models until April 8.
A spokesperson for the company said: "Due to a parts supply challenge with a supplier, we are temporarily pausing production on certain vehicle lines at our Solihull production facility.
"We are working closely with that supplier to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and minimise any impact on our clients or our operations."
GB News has contacted Jaguar Land Rover for further comment.
Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that it will temporarily pause production at its Solihull factory
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It comes just months after the iconic British brand suffered a major production crisis following a cyber attack which crippled the brand.
Jaguar Land Rover was forced to shut down its IT systems at the start of September, which halted production at a critical time for the company.
Estimates from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) stated that the Jaguar Land Rover cyber incident represented a "category 3" systemic event, costing around £1.6billion.
In terms of the impact on the UK economy, the CMC suggested that it cost £1.9billion and affected more than 5,000 organisations across the UK.
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Jaguar Land Rover suffered a massive cyber attack at the end of August last year
| GETTYThe report highlighted how the cyber attack had an impact across nations and industries, noting the importance of "cyber resilience".
It added: "The CMC will continue to work with affected organisations, data providers, insurers, and government partners to understand the impact of the event and share lessons learned to improve national preparedness and response."
In the final quarter of the year, Jaguar Land Rover reported a pre-tax loss of £310million, while revenue dropped 39 per cent.
Jaguar Land Rover was able to resume manufacturing at its facilities in October as part of a phased restart, starting with the Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre and Battery Assembly Centre.
Jaguar Land Rover saw production rates plummet following the cyber attack
| JLRJLR also fast-tracked a finance scheme to provide qualifying suppliers with cash up front during the restart of operations.
It said it would reimburse financing costs for JLR suppliers who use the scheme during the restart phase as it continued to return to full production schedules.
Adrian Mardell, the then-CEO of JLR, thanked the company's suppliers and network of employees for their "commitment, hard work and endeavour".
"This week marks an important moment for JLR and all our stakeholders as we now restart our manufacturing operations following the cyber incident," Mr Mardell added.