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JCI Plans Battery Plant in China for Stop-Start Systems
Johnson Controls Inc. says it plans to erect a $200 million battery plant in Tianjin, China, to make advanced batteries for vehicles with stop-start systems.
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Johnson Controls Inc. says it plans to erect a $200 million battery plant in Tianjin, China, to make advanced batteries for vehicles with stop-start systems.
The deal awaits final approval, but JCI hopes to begin construction by mid-2013. Production would begin in late 2014. The facility will have annual capacity to make more than 6 million batteries for stop-start and conventional vehicle starter systems, according to the company.
JCI predicts annual new-car sales in China will reach 25 million per year by 2015. The company expects to expand its batterymaking capacity in the country to 30 million units per year over the next five years. JCI already operates battery factories in Changxing, Chongqing and Shanghai.
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