Johnson Controls Automotive Seating honors its best suppliers in Europe / 19 companies receive European Supplier Awards 2013 (BILD)

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Johnson Controls Automotive Seating, a global leader in automotive
seating and seating components, today honored its top-performing
suppliers with the European Supplier Awards. The awards were given
for the third consecutive year.

"Johnson Controls Automotive Seating places high importance on
effective supplier management. Excellent suppliers are a competitive
advantage in our industry", says Kelly Bysouth, group vice president
Purchasing at Johnson Controls Automotive Seating. "With the Supplier
Awards we acknowledge the value our best suppliers brought to us in
the last twelve months."

The European Supplier Awards 2013 include Performance Awards and
Leadership Awards. For the Performance Awards, Johnson Controls
Automotive Seating awarded points for important factors such as
quality, cost awareness, logistics, design, technology and service.
Depending on the total number of points achieved, Johnson Controls
granted Supplier Performance Awards in gold, silver or bronze.

Higa S.R.O. from Slovakia, Robert Bosch GmbH from Germany and
Scherdel Marienberg GmbH from Germany received Supplier Performance
Awards in gold. Asmo Co. Ltd. (Japan), Baumann Springs Ltd.
(Switzerland), voestalpine Stamptec (Germany), Izo-Blok SA (Poland),
Havd-Group AB (Sweden) and BASF Polyurethanes GmbH (Germany) were
awarded Supplier Performance Awards in silver. Eight companies
received Supplier Performance Awards in bronze: W.E.T. Automotive
Systems (Germany), SINFLEX Indústria de Molas Técnicas Lda
(Portugal), Leoni Wiring Systems (Germany), GABEC s.c. P.J. Kotkowscy
(Poland), Estampaciones Industriales S.A. (Spain), Industrias Garita
S.L. (Spain), Harbort GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) and Bayer
MaterialScience AG (Germany).

Four companies receive Leadership Awards

Leadership Awards were awarded this year in four categories: EOC
Belgium N.V., which supplies a compound formulation for a new line of
lightweight automotive seats, received the Leadership Award for
innovation for being an important partner of Johnson Controls in the
development and improvement of this product. Innovative solutions
developed by EOC in cooperation with Johnson Controls have allowed
the compound formulation to be manufactured with a very consistent
quality that results in an overall improvement of the product
performance.

Bayer MaterialScience AG (Germany) was awarded the Leadership
Award in the sustainability category for succeeding in combining
excellent quality performance with strong environmental improvement
programs and a very high score in Johnson Controls' carbon disclosure
project.

Johnson Controls awarded the Leadership Award for continuous
improvement to Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany). The company supplies
motors and drives for car seats with electric seat adjustment
functions. Robert Bosch GmbH worked proactively with Johnson Controls
to implement continuous improvements.

Kostel Promet D.O.O. (Croatia), which cuts and sews seat covers
for Johnson Controls, received the Leadership Award for customer
satisfaction for their exceptional commitment to continuous
improvement, lean management and flawless project execution and for
following Johnson Controls requirements in all areas.

Digital images are available online from
www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk/press.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial
leader serving customers in more than 150 countries. Our 168,000
employees create quality products, services and solutions to optimize
energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead-acid
automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric
vehicles; and interior systems for automobiles. Our commitment to
sustainability dates back to our roots in 1885, with the invention of
the first electric room thermostat. Through our growth strategies and
by increasing market share we are committed to delivering value to
shareholders and making our customers successful.

About Johnson Controls Automotive Experience

Johnson Controls Automotive Experience is a global leader in
automotive seating, overhead systems, door and instrument panels, and
interior electronics. We support all major automakers in the
differentiation of their vehicles through our products, technologies
and advanced manufacturing capabilities. With more than 240 plants
worldwide, we are where our customers need us to be. Consumers have
enjoyed the comfort and style of our products, from single components
to complete interiors. With our global capability we supply more than
50 million cars per year.

For more information, please contact:
Johnson Controls GmbH
Automotive Seating
Industriestrasse 20-30
51399 Burscheid
Germany

Oliver Herkert
Tel.: +49 2174 65-4348
E-mail: oliver.herkert@jci.com

Internet: www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk
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