lear corporation is a leading global tier 1 automotive supplier that serves all of the world’s major automakers with content on more than 300 vehicle nameplates worldwide. lear is one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems. lear provides complete seating systems and components, as well as both traditional and high voltage/high power electronic products and electrical distribution systems and components. with facilities in 35 countries on six continents, lear operates in every major auto producing region of the world. achieving $17.7 billion in 2014 sales, lear ranks #174 among the fortune 500. headquartered in southfield, michigan, lear's world-class products are designed, engineered and manufactured by a diverse team of more than 135,000 employees. lear shares are traded on the new york stock exchange under the symbol [lea].