Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a further extension to its multi-site global shutdown, bringing its cyber-related downtime to nearly four weeks.

The carmaker said on Tuesday that staff had been informed that production will remain suspended until September 24.

"We have taken this decision as our forensic investigation of the cyber incident continues, and as we consider the different stages of the controlled restart of our global operations, which will take time," it said.

"We are very sorry for the continued disruption this incident is causing and we will continue to update as the investigation progresses."

Its announcement follows reports of suppliers facing extreme financial difficulties, as its UK sites in Halewood, Solihull, and Wolverhampton, and overseas in China, India, an

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