- JLR has paused output at Solihull due to an unspecified parts supply issue.
- The shutdown affects Range Rover and Range Rover Sport production lines.
- Production is expected to pick back up when the plant reopens on April 8.
Last fall, Jaguar Land Rover was forced to pause production for more than a month due to a cyberattack. Fast forward to the end of 2026’s first quarter, and once again the British manufacturer has to halt production again, albeit now for a different issue.
It’s been revealed that production at the company’s plant in Solihull, UK, has been paused due to a parts issue at a supplier. Limited details have been announced, including which specific part the issue relates to, but it’s serious enough that JLR will have to pause production for roughly two weeks.
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The Solihull site currently handles production of the full-size Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models, and the pause will coincide with a planned shutdown over the Easter period. Production is currently scheduled to resume on April 8.
“Due to a part supply challenge with a supplier, we are temporarily pausing production on certain vehicle lines at our Solihull manufacturing facility,” a company spokesperson confirmed to the BBC. “We are working closely with that supplier to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and minimize any impact on our clients or our operations.”
JLR Had An Awful 2025
The production pause comes at what is already a trying time for the British manufacturer. Last year, it sold a total of 324,013 vehicles, a 19 percent decline from the previous year. Things were particularly bad in the third quarter, as sales fell 43 percent from the year prior to just 59,200 vehicles, largely due to the cyberattack and its impact on production.
Sales for the company have been falling in all major markets. In Q4, sales dipped 64.4 percent in North America and by 47.6 percent in Europe. Similarly, China saw a 46 percent reduction. Perhaps the only piece of good news for JLR is that sales in the UK only fell by 0.9 percent.
