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Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group Names Bianchi Public Relations as PR Counsel

20 November 1997

Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group Names Bianchi Public Relations as PR Counsel

    TROY, Mich., Nov. 20 -- The Automotive Systems Group of
Johnson Controls Inc. has selected Bianchi Public Relations, Inc.
to assist in its communications activities during 1998.  The announcement was
made by Jeff Steiner, director of worldwide marketing communications for
Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group, and James A. Bianchi, president of
the public relations firm.
    Bianchi Public Relations will provide automotive media relations
assistance and other communications services to Johnson Controls.  David
J. Roznowski, account supervisor for Bianchi Public Relations, will lead the
account activities.
    Johnson Controls, Inc. with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., is a global
market leader in automotive systems and building controls.  Founded in 1885,
Johnson Controls operates in more than 500 locations around the world.  Its
sales for fiscal year 1997 totaled $11.1 billion.
    Its Plymouth, Mich.-based Automotive Systems Group is the world's largest
supplier of vehicle seating and interior systems, and is a major supplier of
automotive batteries.  Employing more than 45,000 people at 157 facilities
worldwide, the Automotive Systems Group of Johnson Controls achieved $8
billion in sales for the fiscal 1997 year.  In 1997, the company's worldwide
operations will supply interior products for more than 20 million vehicles.
    Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. -- founded in 1992 and based in Troy, Mich.
-- specializes in public relations services for companies and organizations in
the original equipment automotive supply chain.

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