In 2011, the Group modified its global boundary following two important corporate events: the acquisition of majority ownership of Chrysler Group and the demerger of Fiat S.p.A. to Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
During the year, the Group carried out industrial activities and financial services in the automotive sector through companies located in around 44 countries and sold its products or services to customers in approximately 140 countries.
As of 31 December 2011, the Group had 197,021 employees, a 4% increase over year-end 2010.¹ ² Analysis of the regional distribution reveals that 43.7% of employees were located in Europe, with Italy and Poland representing the majority at 31.8% and 5.7% respectively. Latin America represented 28.8% of employees, with the largest number in Brazil. Lastly, North America accounted for 24.5% of the Group workforce.
The sector with the largest number of employees was Fiat Group Automobiles, which accounted for 30.3% of the Group’s total workforce, followed by Chrysler Group with 28.3%.
(1) Unless otherwise specified, workforce data is calculated as at year-end
(2) To ensure that information is comparable and meaningful over time, data for 2010 has been restated to include Chrysler Group and to exclude companies demerged into Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
(3) Other businesses include holding companies and companies operating in publishing, communications and services and other companies.
(4) Employees are divided into four main categories: hourly, salaried, professional and manager. Professional encompasses all individuals who perform specialized and managerial roles (including “professional” and “professional expert” under the Fiat S.p.A. classification system and “mid-level professional” and “senior professional” under the Chrysler Group classification). Manager refers to individuals in senior management roles (including those identified as “professional masters,” “professional seniors” and “executives” under the Fiat S.p.A. classification system, and “senior managers” and above under the Chrysler Group classification).
(5) Data restated to exclude companies demerged into Fiat Industrial S.p.A., it does not include Chrysler Group.
(6) Data restated to include Chrysler Group and to exclude companies demerged into Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
(1) Employees are divided into four main categories: hourly, salaried, professional and manager. Professional encompasses all individuals that perform specialized and managerial roles (including “professional” and “professional expert” under the Fiat S.p.A. classification system and “mid-level professional” and “senior professional” under the Chrysler Group classification). Manager refers to individuals in senior management roles (including those identified as “professional masters”, “professional seniors” and “executives” under the Fiat S.p.A. classification system, and “senior managers” and above under the Chrysler Group classification).
(2) Data restated to include Chrysler Group and to exclude companies demerged into Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
(3) Other businesses include holding companies and companies operating in publishing, communications and services and other companies; Centro Ricerche Fiat and Elasis only for 2010. 
