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Mitsubishi Selects Johnson Controls as Winner of Supplier Award

21 October 1999

Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America Selects Johnson Controls as Winner of Supplier Award

Company honored for excelling in quality,
delivery and competitiveness for shipments

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 20 - Johnson Controls has
been selected as one of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America's (MMMA)
Supplier Award winners for production parts. The award is based on Johnson
Controls' performance in the areas of quality, delivery and cost
competitiveness for shipments received by Mitsubishi during the 1998 calendar
year.
    "MMMA's turnaround efforts in quality and productivity are being helped in
large measure by outstanding supplier performance which we are delighted to
recognize," said Rich Gilligan, MMMA executive vice president and chief
operating officer. "These companies and their employees demonstrate that
Mitsubishi has the leadership in its supply chain to be highly competitive in
the North American marketplace for the future."
    Johnson Controls is one of 22 North American suppliers to win this award.
    "We are very pleased to receive this honor from Mitsubishi Motor
Manufacturing of America," said Robert Stander, vice president and general
manager of North American interior operations. "The Johnson Controls team at
our sun visor manufacturing plant works hard to exceed the expectations of
Mitsubishi. And when it comes to customer satisfaction, we will continue to
raise the bar. This award reinforces our position as a top interior supplier
to the auto industry."
    The interiors organization that won the award designs and manufactures
vehicle sun visors for the Mitsubishi Galant and Eclipse. The automaker
manufactures these vehicles in Normal, Illinois.
    With facilities throughout the world, Johnson Controls supplies vehicles
produced by Mitsubishi globally. Some of the company's most popular vehicles
feature products supplied by Johnson Controls, including automotive interior
products and batteries for the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Galant in North America;
the Mitsubishi Carisma and MGX Spacestar in Europe; the Mitsubishi Magna in
Australia; the Mitsubishi 3000 GT and Diamante in Japan and the Mitsubishi
L300 and Pajero in South Africa, for the 1999 model year.
    The Plymouth, Michigan-based automotive business of Johnson Controls
employs more than 57,000 people at 275 facilities worldwide. In 1999, it will
supply interior products for more than 22 million vehicles. The automotive
business achieved US$9.3 billion in sales for the 1998 fiscal year.
    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 nonresidential
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. Its
sales for 1998 totaled US$12.6 billion.

    CONTACT:  David Roznowski of Johnson Controls, Inc., 734-254-5632