Jaguar Land Rover Q4 sales volumes bounce back after damaging cyber attack

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) managed to bounce back from the hugely damaging cyber attack that brought production lines to a halt for more than a month, its fourth quarter sales figures revealed today (April 2)

Both its wholesale and retail sales in the three-months to March 31, 2026, and the full year ended March 31, 2026, rose significantly compared with the previous quarter as its operations recovered and production returned to normal levels following the hacking incident.

Wholesale sales are the finished cars JLR sells as a business, as opposed to retails which are vehicles customers buy from retailers.

Car manufacturing shuddered to a standstill on August 31, 2025, when the cyber incident occurred, resulting in five weeks’ loss of car production.

The luxury car maker employs around 34,000 staff in the UK and operates manufacturing sites at Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull and Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands.

The group said today that full year volumes were impacted by US tariffs, China market challenges, planned wind down of legacy Jaguar models ahead of new Jaguar launch and production stoppages following the cyber incident.

Wholesale volumes for the fourth quarter were 95,300 units (excluding the Chery Jaguar Land Rover – CJLR- China joint venture), down 14.5% year-on-year, reflecting ongoing challenges in certain markets and the planned wind down of legacy Jaguar models ahead of new Jaguar launch.

Fourth quarter wholesale volumes increased 61.1% compared with Q3 FY26, reflecting a return to normal production levels following the cyber incident.

Compared with the prior year, wholesale volumes for the fourth quarter were down in all markets, aside from Europe, which was up 4.1%.

Volumes were lower in the UK (-23.1%), North America (-19.0%), China (-29.8%), Overseas (-7.9%) and MENA 1 (-2.4%).

Source: Neil Hodgson  The Business Desk

Wholesale volumes for FY26 were 307,900 units, down 23.2% versus FY25.

The overall mix of Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender models was 77.1% of total wholesale volumes in Q4 FY26, up from 66.3% in Q4 FY25 and up from 74.3% in the prior quarter.

For the full year, the mix of the same models was 76.5%, up from 67.8% the previous year.

Retail sales for the fourth quarter of 92,700 units (including CJLR) were down 14.3% year-on-year but up 16.2% compared with Q3 FY26.

Compared with the prior year, retail volumes for the fourth quarter were down in all markets, with the UK down 2.9%, North America down 13.8%, Europe down 6.4%, China down 34.6%, Overseas down 16.2% and MENA 1 down 29.6%.

Retail volumes for FY26 were 352,300 units, down 17.8% versus FY25.

JLR will report its fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026 in May 2026.