Lear Corporation is an American firm engaged in the design and manufacture of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems and associated components. It is a Fortune 500 company and a leading supplier of automotive seats and related subsystems. It is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The company operates from 221 locations in 36 countries around the world, employing roughly 122,000 people. Its operations are split into two divisions: Seating and E-Systems. The Seating division creates complete seat systems, seat subsystems and key seat components. The E-Systems division designs, develops and manufactures electrical distribution and connection systems.