The car manufacturer closed the factory through a cyber attack. “The government does not understand the complexity of the situation”
Cyberratak, which caused a failure of computer systems, stopped the production of cars. There are fears that some suppliers, in particular smaller companies that rely only on JLR activities, can go bankrupt without support.
One of the ideas considered is the purchase of components produced by suppliers by the government. Suppliers told the BBC that they are skeptical about the success of such a plan.
The idea behind such a move would be to keep companies in the JLR supply chain in operation until the production lines are restarted.
“To say that we are disappointed, it is little said,” said one of the suppliers who wanted to remain anonymous. He added that the government “simply does not understand the complexity of the situation” and that “we do not need promises, we need help”.
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JLR, a company belonging to the Indian Dad Motors, usually produces about 1,000 cars a day in its three factories: in Solihull and Wolverhampton in West Midlands and in Halewood in Merseyside.
After the hacker attack, which was first disclosed on September 1, the employees were sent home without giving a specific date of return.
About 30,000 people are employed directly in the company's plants, of which about 100,000 work in companies with a supply chain. Some of these companies provide parts only to JLR, while others also sell components to other car manufacturers.
JLR confirmed this week that his factories would not resume operations at least on October 1, and earlier reports suggested that disturbances may last until November.
It is believed that if the government intervened, this would be the first case in which the company would receive financial assistance as a result of cyber attack – writes the BBC. In such situations, the idea of financial support for companies is generally not taken into account, because the burden usually rests with the insurance industry or companies themselves.
The trade unions appealed for a vacation program modeled on this Covid-19 pandemic time, but the ministers excluded this solution due to its likely costs, the sources of the BBC informed.
An investigation is underway, which probably costs a company at least £ 50 million a week due to lost production.
Source: BBC
