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Johnson Controls Launches AutoVision Entertainment System for Ford and Nissan Models

9 August 2000

Fully integrated rear seat entertainment system with portable videocassette player debuts in 2001 vehicles

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Whoever said "you can't take it with you," never met 
the development team at Johnson Controls who designed the AutoVision(R)
entertainment system. Production has been launched on the in-vehicle 
entertainment system that features a portable videocassette player.

     According to an announcement made here today by Jim Geschke, vice
president and general manager of electronics integration for Johnson Controls,
at the University of Michigan Management Briefing Seminars, the AutoVision(R)
system will be an available option in the 2001 Ford Windstar, Mercury
Villager, Nissan Quest and Ford Econoline.

    "The AutoVision system is a fully integrated rear seat video entertainment
system that will be installed right on an automaker's assembly lines," said
Geschke. "We are extremely pleased that Ford and Nissan have chosen to offer
this 'family-friendly' feature in their popular vehicles."

    The AutoVision entertainment system features a consumer-driven portable
videocassette player that is fully integrated into the floor console; a 6.4-
inch high-resolution monitor that uses active-matrix TFT liquid-crystal
display (LCD) technology; headphone jacks; and connectors for video game
attachments.

    "The AutoVision system is a perfect example of how Johnson Controls is
developing technology that touches people," Geschke said. "Through extensive
consumer research, we are creating products that not only surprise and delight
the consumer, but also fit with their active lifestyle."

    Integrated into the floor console, the on-board videocassette player can
be easily removed from its base and used outside the vehicle when connected to
any standard television set.

    Fully integrated into the vehicle's headliner, the system's LCD monitor
pulls down from and folds into an unobtrusive overhead console - which was
rated the optimum viewing location in a recent Johnson Controls consumer
study. Constant force hinges provide the mobility to put the screen in
multiple viewing positions. Picture brightness can be adjusted for day or
night viewing.

    Movie soundtracks and game sound effects can be played through the
vehicle's audio system or on separate headphones. Since AutoVision is fully
integrated, it is possible for front-seat passengers to listen to radio
programs, audiocassettes or CDs, while those in the rear cabin watch and
listen to videocassettes on headphones or play video games.

    In addition, the AutoVision system is designed specifically for the rigors
of daily vehicle use. The system provides protection for hot, cold and humid
climates.

    The Plymouth, Michigan-based automotive business of Johnson Controls --
which employs more than 65,000 people at 275 facilities worldwide -- achieved
US$12.1 billion in sales for the 1999 fiscal year. In model-year 2000, 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. Its
sales for 1999 totaled US$16.1 billion.