 Its largest EU trade partners, in order of market share, are Germany (12.9%), France (11.4%), and Spain (7.4%).The automotive industry is a significant part of the Italian manufacturing sector, with over 144,000 firms and almost 485,000 employed people in 2015, and a contribution of 8.5% to Italian GDP.Fiat Chrysler Automobiles or FCA is currently the world's seventh-largest auto maker.