The attack over three weeks ago led to a shut down of the car giant's global production operation. In turn this had a trickle down effect on tens of thousands of business and workers who rely on JLR as part of the supply chain. The sudden lack of work is having a major impact on smaller businesses, and pressure is mounting on the government to step in and help. Read more: Historic Coventry pub set for make-over to 'keep up with current trends'"This production pause extension takes the total downtime at JLR and its suppliers to an unprecedented one month now," said Dr Tennent. We fully recognise this is a difficult time for all connected with JLR and we thank everyone for their continued support and patience."