ZEELAND, Mich., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentex Corporation
(Nasdaq: GNTX), the U.S.-based supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the
worldwide automotive industry, has received the "Excellent Quality Award"
from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA). This is the fifth
year in a row Gentex was recognized by Toyota for exceeding their quality
requirements, and the second time Gentex received the Excellent Award.
Gentex was one of 45 suppliers recognized for meeting Toyota's highest
standards in quality, delivery, and value improvement for parts and
materials in 2005.
The award was presented to Gentex at Toyota's recent Annual Business
Meeting and Awards Ceremony, which brought together the automaker's
approximately 500 North American suppliers to share expectations for the
coming business year and to recognize outstanding supplier performance.
Gentex supplies Toyota with interior and exterior automatic-dimming
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.
"Toyota views our suppliers as business partners and together we have
improved our efforts in quality, delivery, and value," said Osamu "Simon"
Nagata, vice president of purchasing for TMMNA. "Thanks to their
outstanding focus for the past 20 years, Toyota has had growth and success
in North America."
Toyota produces ten vehicles in North America and Gentex auto-dimming
interior and exterior mirrors are available on all ten models either as
standard, optional or accessory features.
"Toyota vehicles are known for their quality and commitment to safety,
so it's especially meaningful to be recognized by Toyota for this quality
award," said Garth Deur, Gentex executive vice president. "It is also
important to note that Gentex supplies to Toyota plants in Japan through
TMMNA, where quality requirements are also among the highest."
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq: GNTX) is an international
company that provides high-quality products to the worldwide automotive
industry and North American fire protection market. Based in Zeeland,
Michigan, 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. Many of the mirrors are
sold with advanced electronic features, and approximately 95 percent of the
Company's revenues are derived from the sales of auto-dimming mirrors to
nearly every major automaker in the world.
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, or GENERAL MEDIA CONTACT: Craig
Piersma, +1-616-772-1800, both of Gentex Corporation
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