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Johnson Controls Batteries Power America’s No.1 Selling Truck

Ford launches Start-Stop F-150.

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DETROIT — Johnson Controls, the world’s leading supplier of automotive batteries, is providing its advanced Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to help the all-new 2015 Ford F-150, part of Ford F-Series, America’s number one selling vehicle. This is Ford Motor Company’s first truck with Auto Start-Stop.

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AGM batteries used in a Start-Stop system help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light. The battery keeps the vehicle’s accessories with electronic systems on, and then restarts the engine when the driver’s foot releases the brake pedal or engages the clutch.

“AGM batteries are ideal for customers with sophisticated power demands as the technology has four times the cycling durability of a conventional battery,” said Lisa Bahash, vice president and general manager of the Original Equipment Group for Johnson Controls Power Solutions. “AGM batteries help our customers improve fuel efficiency and environmental performance delivering immediate economic benefits to consumers.”

Over the next five years, Start-Stop vehicles with Johnson Controls AGM batteries are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 14.8 million tons and save more than 1.6 billion gallons of fuel. Ford is one of the first U.S. automakers to offer the Start-Stop functionality.

The 2015 Ford F-150 became available to drivers in late 2014. In 2013, Johnson Controls began supplying batteries for Ford’s Fusion Auto Start-Stop vehicle.

Since 2007, Johnson Controls, a global multi industrial, has produced 28 million AGM batteries. The company has the world’s largest production facility for AGM batteries in Zwickau, Germany, with other production locations in St. Joseph, Missouri; Toledo, Ohio; Changxing, China; Gumi, South Korea and Hannover, Germany.

Johnson Controls estimates the global Start-Stop market for new vehicles could reach 38 million annually by 2020.

Johnson Controls also makes the seats and supplies the interior hard trim for the 2015 Ford F-150.

For more information on Johnson Controls, visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow @johnsoncontrols on Twitter.

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Eric Garbe is a graduate of Columbus State Community College with a degree in Automotive Maintenance Technology. He has extensive independent and dealership field experience as a technician and shop owner and is an ASE Certified Master Technician and former Adjunct Automotive Professor. He has been professionally writing automotive technical articles and documents for many years and in his free time enjoys restoring old cars and creating custom interiors and upholstery.
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This is always an important topic to discuss, because I consider excellent customer service one of the most important tools you can have to earn trust, respect and repeat business from the customers that come through your door. Whether that customer is do-it-yourselfer from across town or the professional repair shop across the street, your business depends on a solid relationship.It’s a subject that I am passionate about, and it’s one that many people are losing touch with. Whether you are communicating to someone in person, on the phone or using some type of social media, good customer service and bad can both exist. You can’t afford the latter, so this is the first in a series of topics which can and should be shared from the front of the shop to the back. No matter which role you hold, you represent the shop and yourself. Customer service should be your number one priority.First on the list is the greeting. From the second a customer walks in the door, they need to know you appreciate them coming in and how important they are to your business. First impressions are everything and here’s the correct way to do it each and every time: look them directly in the eye, smile and say hello!Of course, you can say “Good morning” or “Welcome to Joe’s Autocare,” but it should be a formal greeting and the most important thing is that you have smiled, looked them in the eye and recognized that they have walked through the door.You should always retain a formal greeting until you are on a first-name basis with a customer. Only once you have established that level of relationship is it OK to use the less formal greeting of “Hi,” followed by the person’s name.This greeting does more than just indicate respect and appreciation for someone walking through the door. Most likely there are customers both new and old who are in earshot of your conversation. For newer customers, this continues to build rapport and reinforce their positive view of your shop; they see that you demonstrate respect and treat everyone in the same manner. For repeat customers, even ones that have been coming for years, the greeting is important because the way you treat them is the reason they continue to come.And when a long-time customer comes in and you greet them with “Hi [First Name],” this indicates your appreciation for them and that you’re glad to see them as a person, more than just a customer. New customers that witness this will see that your repeat customers are comfortable enough to be on a first-name basis, another indication of the trust they have in you.

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