ZEELAND, Mich., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentex Corporation, the
leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive
industry, has begun shipping interior and exterior automatic-dimming mirrors
for Volkswagen's 2004 Golf, Europe's best-selling car. The car is currently
available in Europe, and is expected to be available in North America in 2005.
Gentex auto-dimming mirrors automatically darken to reduce glare from the
headlamps of vehicles approaching from the rear. The brighter the glare, the
darker the mirrors become, making nighttime driving safer.
For the German market, a base feature Gentex interior mirror will be
standard on the Comfort Line and as part of a rain sensor and headlamp control
package on the Sport Line and Trend Line. Driver- and passenger-side exterior
auto-dimming mirrors will be a stand-alone option on all three lines. In
other major European markets, the names of the trim lines are different but
the mirror packaging is similar.
"This is a significant program for Gentex because the Golf is the leading
vehicle in the European market, where over 60 percent of all Golf models are
sold," stated Gentex Executive Vice President Garth Deur. "We expect Gentex
interior mirrors to be on a high percentage of the Golf models sold
worldwide."
Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq: GNTX) is an international company that
provides high-quality products to the worldwide automotive industry and North
American fire protection market.
The Company develops, manufactures and markets interior and exterior
automatic-dimming automotive rearview mirrors that utilize proprietary
electrochromic technology to dim in proportion to the amount of headlight
glare from trailing vehicle headlamps. More than 95 percent of the Company's
revenue is derived from the sale of those products to the world automotive
industry.
Gentex was the first company in the world to successfully develop and
produce a commercial automatic-dimming rearview mirror. After more than 15
years of supplying these products in the highly competitive global automotive
industry, the Company remains the leading supplier of these mirrors. Gentex
OEM customers include Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford,
General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Isuzu, Kia Motors, Land Rover,
Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Renault, Samsung, MG Rover, Rolls
Royce, SsangYong Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo Car Corporation.
Founded in 1974, Gentex has its manufacturing facilities in Zeeland,
Michigan, and automotive sales and engineering offices in Detroit, Michigan;
Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, France and Korea. The Company is
recognized for its quality products; for its proprietary manufacturing skills
and equipment and application of world class manufacturing principles; for its
commitment to developing and maintaining a highly skilled workforce, and for
encouraging employee ownership of the Company's stock.
SOURCE Gentex Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.gentex.com
CONTACT:
FINANCIAL MEDIA AND INVESTOR CONTACT: Connie
Hamblin, +1-616-772-1800, GENERAL MEDIA CONTACT: Craig Piersma,
+1-616-772-1800, both of Gentex Corporation
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