Italian car companies include Fiat, Lancia, Iveco, Bertone, Maserati, Ferrari, Abarth, Pagani and Lamborghini, to name a few. Italy is also very famous for its supercar and sportscar industry, with iconic automobiles such as Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis and Paganis.The automobile industry in Italy (formerly the vehicle industry in Italy) is a quite large employer in the country, with a labor force of over 196,000 (2004) working in the industry. Italy is the 5th largest automobile producer in Europe (2006).
Today the Italian automotive industry is almost totally dominated by Fiat Group, in 2001 over 90% of vehicles were produced by it. Italian automotive part industry covered over 2,131 firms and employed almost 250,000 people in 2006.
Italy's automotive industry is best known for its automobile designs and small city cars, sports and supercars. The automotive industry makes a significant contribution of 8.5% to Italian GDP.