ZEELAND, Mich., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentex Corporation, the
leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive
industry, has begun shipping interior and exterior auto-dimming mirrors for
the 2005 Kia Opirus, a luxury passenger car manufactured and sold in Korea.
The vehicle features a three-mirror, automatic-dimming system in which the
interior and two exterior rearview mirrors dim in response to glare.
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.
The three-mirror, automatic-dimming system comes standard on the Opirus'
350 trim level and is available as an option on the 270 and 300 trim levels.
"This is an important program for us because it represents our first
exterior mirror program with Kia Motor Company," stated Gentex Executive Vice
President Garth Deur. "The Opirus features a number of advanced safety
features, including front, side and curtain airbags, electronic stability
control, and ABS brakes. Add to that a three-mirror automatic-dimming system
and the Opirus stands out for its safe, affordable luxury."
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 96 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, GENERAL MEDIA CONTACT: Craig Piersma,
+1-616-772-1800, both of Gentex Corporation
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