I have a low opinion of the CEO who ran JCI from late 2013 to late 2017, Alex Molinaroli -- he orchestrated the Tyco merger in large part to take advantage of Ireland's easy corporate taxing structure. He also started the move to shed the automotive businesses.
On a more personal note, he got into an extramarital affair with a business consultant and invested a chunk of his own wealth in a Ponzi scheme. The day he took over, 10/1/2013, the stock closed at $36.75. It's trading today at $33.56.
JCI eased him out the door with a fat severance package worth at least $63 million and replaced him with a guy who spent 20 years with GE. We'll see how that works out.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money...-ho/624124001/
As for batteries, I'm from the Milwaukee area but I prefer East Penn/DEKA batteries when I can get them. Johnson Controls has gone big into Mexico for battery manufacturing and recycling.