Johnson Controls Denies Planning to Sell Auto Interiors Unit; Exploring Sale of Auto Electronics Unit

Johnson Controls

issued the following statement: Contrary to a wire service story released earlier today, Johnson Controls has not retained JPMorgan to sell its automotive interiors business segment and said it has no current intention to divest this segment. Johnson Controls said it had retained JPMorgan to explore the potential divestiture of its automotive electronics business segment.  The company is in the preliminary stages of this process. No other details are available at this time.