Article: JOHNSON CONTROLS AND CHIVAS PRODUCTS TO SUPPLY INTERIOR COMPONENTS IN A $900 MILLION GENERAL MOTORS MINORITY SOURCING CONTRACT

New plant in Detroit's Empowerment Zone is expected to create 140 new jobs

DETROIT, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- At a news conference today, General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced it will award Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) of Plymouth, Michigan and Chivas Products Ltd. of Sterling Heights, Michigan a six-year contract worth an estimated $900 million to produce interior components and systems for model-year 2000 vehicles. As part of the arrangement, Johnson Controls -- the world's largest manufacturer of automotive seats and headliners and a leading supplier of interior trim -- in cooperation with Chivas Products Ltd. -- a minority-owned manufacturer of automotive ...

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