Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest car manufacturer, confirmed it will cut fewer than 300 jobs as it launches a constrained redeployment and displacement programme. The decision is part of a transformation designed to speed the growth of its house of brands and deliver next-generation vehicles, the company said.

The move follows a severe cyber attack that forced a five-week production stoppage at JLR’s UK factories from 1 September last year. The incident had a major impact on the business, its employees and the wider UK economy, contributing to a 20.9 per cent fall in annual revenue to £22.9 billion. A partial recovery was evident in the three months to March, when revenue reached £6.9 billion – a 51.4 per cent improvement on the previous quarter but still 11.1 per cent below the same period a year earlier. US tariff measures and a challenging Chinese market further suppressed volumes, while the company also wound down several outgoing Jaguar models.

The carmaker employs roughly 30,000 people in the UK and 10,000 abroad, with vehicle assembly concentrated at Solihull, Halewood and a plant in Slovakia. It has not disclosed which locations will bear the cuts but said affected staff will receive support to find alternative roles and be offered voluntary early exit.

The redundancies are embedded in a broader efficiency plan that aims to strip out £1.7 billion in costs over the coming years through reductions in materials, warranty provisions and fixed costs. In May, the firm reported a further recovery in sales, indicating that the drag from the production crisis is gradually receding. Management said the transformation is needed to improve decision-making and operational performance after a turbulent period.