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Johnson Controls to Build $100
Million Start-Stop Battery Plant in China
FRANKFURT, Germany - Due to
increasing global demand for high-quality automotive batteries
for environmentally friendly Start-Stop technology, Johnson
Controls is investing $100 million to build a Start-Stop vehicle
battery plant in China. The plant will supply global and local
automakers in Asia and is expected to start production in early
2013.
Johnson Controls, the global
market leader in automotive batteries, is expanding its
operations in China. As announced by the company during its
press conference at the 64th Internationale Automobilausstellung,
Johnson Controls plans to produce an annual capacity of 2.4
million Start-Stop batteries by 2015 for local and global
automakers.
"We project that China will
continue to be the fastest growing market for automobiles
through the end of this decade. At the same time, interest in
the environment and more energy efficient vehicles is driving
many of our OE customers to add Start-Stop vehicles to their
fleets," said Kim Metcalf-Kupres, vice president strategy, sales
and marketing at Johnson Controls Power Solutions. "We are
working closely with our customers globally to ensure they
receive the same levels of performance and reliable quality
everywhere as we establish regional capacity in line with
growing demand."
The company is exploring several
potential locations for the new plant and expects to make a
final decision in the coming months.
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