Gentex Honored by General Motors as a 2003 Supplier of the Year

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Gentex Honored by General Motors as a 2003 Supplier of the Year
    ZEELAND, Mich., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the seventh
consecutive year, and the eighth time overall, Gentex Corporation, the world's
leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide
automotive industry, has been named a General Motors (GM) Supplier of the
Year.  The award was presented to Gentex Chairman and CEO Fred Bauer this past
weekend at a ceremony in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
    Gentex supplies GM with interior and exterior auto-dimming rearview
mirrors, which 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.
    "Gentex strives to produce technologically advanced products, and our
employees take pride in their commitment to quality," said Garth Deur, Gentex
executive vice president.  "It's an honor to have our efforts recognized by
GM."
    "Gentex is representative of the type of company we want to grow with as
we drive to be the best worldwide," said Bo Andersson, vice president, GM
Worldwide Purchasing, Production Control and Logistics.  "The Company has a
balanced focus on performance and behavior that supports GM's priorities.
Gentex is a role model for all of our suppliers."
    The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992.
Award winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing,
engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier
performance in quality, service, technology and price.  This year, General
Motors honored 77 suppliers for their excellence throughout 2003.
    Gentex Corporation (The Nasdaq Stock Market: 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 proprietary electro-optic products, including
interior and exterior electrochromic, automatic-dimming automotive rearview
mirrors that dim in proportion to the amount of headlight glare from trailing
vehicle headlamps, and an extensive line of fire protection products for
commercial applications.
    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, PSA, 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
http://www.gentex.com
CONTACT:
FINANCIAL MEDIA AND INVESTOR CONTACT: Connie
Hamblin, or GENERAL MEDIA CONTACT: Craig Piersma, of Gentex
Corporation, +1-616-772-1800