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Johnson Controls Earns 1999 Gold World Excellence Award From Ford Motor Company

3 April 2000

Johnson Controls Earns 1999 Gold World Excellence Award From Ford Motor Company

Leading automotive supplier earns
top honors for its battery business


    PLYMOUTH, Mich., March 30 Johnson Controls has
received Ford Motor Company's 1999 World Excellence Award in the gold category
for the automotive batteries it supplies. Johnson Controls was one of only 11
Ford suppliers around the world to receive the Award for 1999.
    "The suppliers who have earned the World Excellence Award are members of
an exclusive world-class club," said Carlos Mazzorin, Ford group vice
president of Global Purchasing and South America. "This award honors the best
and it gives Ford Motor Company the opportunity to recognize its suppliers for
their successful results in 1999."
    Johnson Controls supplies 11 Ford plants in North and Central America, as
well as plants in South America, India, South Africa, Germany, Belgium, Spain
and China.
    A partner of Ford for 30 years and a Total Quality Excellence (TQE)
supplier since 1994, Johnson Controls has a strong partnership and close
working relationship with Ford's Research and Vehicle Technology (RVT)
organization. One result of this partnership is a reduction in battery
warranty costs by 86 percent.
    "We're honored to receive this award from Ford, which recognizes our
efforts for excelling in quality," said Greg S. Moore, Johnson Controls
manager - original equipment sales and engineering - battery. "Our company is
committed to not only meeting our customers' expectations, but also exceeding
them, and this award is proof that we are making good on that commitment."
    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 1999 totaled US$16.1 billion.

    CONTACT:  David Roznowski, 734-254-5632, or Deborah Pryor, 414-228-2434,
both of Johnson Controls, Inc.
    Company News On-Call:  http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/473547.html or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 473547.