Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been granted a £1.5 billion (~$A3bn) loan from the British government after it was forced to stop making cars in the wake of a cyber attack almost a month ago .

The attack occurred on August 31 but the production pause, which was originally expected to end on September 24, has now been extended, prolonging the impact on supplies of vehicles and on the British automaker's supply chain itself.

Four JLR factories across the UK remain closed as a result; Halewood, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Castle Bromwich.

The privately funded £1.5bn loan will be guaranteed by the UK Export Finance credit agency and is due to be paid back over five years.

Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a gre

See Full Page