Johnson Controls Recognized by Auto Interiors Magazine With Three Design and Technology Awards for 2001

Products and concepts honored reflect supplier's strengths
in vehicle telematics, infotainment and total interior design

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 17 Johnson Controls -- a
leading global manufacturer of automotive interiors -- has been honored by
Auto Interiors magazine with three Design and Technology Awards for 2001. The
company was recognized for outstanding innovation in creating three unique
products and concepts for vehicle interiors. They include BlueConnect(TM), an
advanced electronics feature that permits a driver to use a Bluetooth-enabled
cellular phone, while keeping both hands on the steering wheel; AutoVision(R),
a vehicle-integrated entertainment system with a portable, removable DVD
player; and Kion, a concept vehicle that offers many living-room comforts and
functions in its full-featured interior.
    "Our company is extremely gratified to receive these awards," said Bill
Fluharty, vice president - industrial design, North America for Johnson
Controls. "This kind of recognition reaffirms our commitment to innovation,
and rewards the energy, enthusiasm and expertise we bring in creating
tomorrow's vehicle interiors today."
    Sponsored by Auto Interiors magazine, the Design and Technology Awards are
intended to stimulate creative thinking and encourage innovation. The awards
program honors products and concepts that provide key benefits to original-
equipment manufacturers, suppliers or consumers, or otherwise make a
substantial contribution to the advancement of the auto industry. An
independent panel of judges, comprised of automotive designers and engineers,
selected the award winners.
    Johnson Controls' BlueConnect won a first-place award in the Multimedia
and Telematics category of the awards program's Concept Division. AutoVision
was honored with a second-place prize in the Multimedia and Telematics
category of the Concept Division. And the Kion concept vehicle gained a second
place award in the Comfort, Convenience and Safety category of the Concept
Division.
    Officials from Johnson Controls were presented with the three awards
yesterday at the Auto Interiors Expo, an industry event that is being held
this week at Cobo Center in Detroit.
    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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    NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos of BlueConnect, AutoVision, Kion and Bill Fluharty
are available upon request from Debra Lacey at 734-254-5735.
    For access to other Johnson Controls news releases and additional company
information, visit the company's web site on the World Wide Web at
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com .
    CONTACT:  Bill Dawson, 734-254-5925, or Debra Lacey, 734-254-5735, both of
Johnson Controls, Inc.
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