Heating and air conditioning controls distracted 35% in the survey of 1, 034 motorists.

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Video recorders, central heating and air conditioning controls could be affected.

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Browning said the cruise control position, the placement of cup holders, air conditioning controls, seat adjustments and other items that annoy U.S. customers are being changed before cars are built.

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Mercedes puts air-conditioning controls in the back as well as the front of its cars because people who can afford a Mercedes can also afford a driver.

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Americans may put children in the back, but Chinese companies put their bosses there, so the rear seats were raised, given their own radio and air-conditioning controls and a bit more leg room.

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Additionally, the growing construction industry in Asia-Pacific, particularly China, has driven growth in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and real estate service businesses of Johnson Controls.

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However, the most important aspect of this expansion is that it will allow Johnson Controls to address the growing demand for energy-efficient HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) products from the building market in China.

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