Johnson Controls Named General Motors Supplier of the Year For Sixth Consecutive Year, and Seventh Time Overall

Leading manufacturer of vehicle interior systems
honored among automaker's best global suppliers

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 17 Johnson Controls , a
leading global manufacturer of automotive interior systems and batteries, has
been named a 2000 General Motors Corporation Supplier of the Year for its
superior performance in quality, service, technology and price.
    The award was presented to officials from Johnson Controls at a ceremony
at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2001. Each year, GM
honors its best global suppliers based on their performance.
    Johnson Controls has gained such customer recognition for six consecutive
years, and has been named among GM's top suppliers seven times overall.
    "We're extremely pleased to be named once again among General Motors'
most-outstanding suppliers," said Rande Somma, president of North America for
the Automotive Systems Group of Johnson Controls. "Thousands of Johnson
Controls employees worldwide share a strong commitment to exceeding the
expectations of General Motors -- and all of our customers -- and this award
reaffirms their successful efforts."
    The GM Supplier of the Year program was launched in 1992. Award-winners
are selected annually by a global team of executives representing purchasing,
engineering, manufacturing and logistics. For the year 2000, 165 companies
from 19 nations gained Supplier of the Year honors.
    "Johnson Controls represents the best of the best, and it has set an
example during the past year for other companies to follow," said Bo
Andersson, executive in charge, GM worldwide purchasing. "It is a role model
and it is an honor to work with a company so committed to supporting our
priorities for quality, launch and a balance between current and future
business."
    Johnson Controls supplies a wide range of products -- including interior
systems and components and batteries -- for GM vehicles assembled throughout
the world. Some of the most popular GM vehicles in the U.S. market featuring
content supplied by Johnson Controls include Buick LeSabre and Regal; Cadillac
Concours and DeVille; Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Trailblazer, Silverado, S-10
pickup, and Venture; GMC Envoy, Jimmy and Sierra; Oldsmobile Bravada and
Silhouette; and Pontiac Grand Prix and Montana.
    The Plymouth, Michigan (U.S.A.)-based automotive business of Johnson
Controls -- which employs more than 77,000 people at 285 facilities worldwide
-- achieved US$12.7 billion in sales for the 2000 fiscal year. In model-year
2001, it will supply interior products for more than 23 million vehicles.
    Johnson Controls, Inc. is a global market leader in automotive systems and
facility management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major
supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries. For non-residential
facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and services,
energy management and integrated facility management. Johnson Controls
, founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(U.S.A.). Its sales for 2000 totaled US$17.2 billion.

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