To sustain this breakneck speed of production, the company relies on a tight supply chain of mostly local companies that can produce and deliver parts on a just-in-time basis. As a whole, this ecosystem supports an estimated 100,000 jobs in the area, according to the West Midlands Combined Authority. While the company doesn’t supply services to JLR itself, it does serve JLR’s suppliers and other contractors in the area. One large supplier that employs hundreds of people in the area told CNN it had had to lay off most of its temporary workers and reduce shifts for its full-time employees. Everyone is struggling with the inflation, bills, I’m just telling myself it’s going to reopen next week, next week, next week,” he said.