ZEELAND, Mich., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentex Corporation, the
leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive
industry, has begun shipping interior, automatic-dimming mirrors for the new
Toyota Corolla hatchback and Corolla Verso multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). Both
vehicles will be sold throughout Europe.
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 auto-dimming mirror will be a standard feature on the Corolla's T
Spirit and T Sport models, as well as on the five-door Verso T3 and T Spirit.
"The Toyota brand is an industry benchmark in many vehicle segments, so
it's great to see auto-dimming mirrors debuting on these compact vehicles,"
stated Garth Deur, Gentex executive vice president. "It means the safety
benefits afforded by glare-eliminating, auto-dimming mirrors will be
experienced by a whole new segment of consumers."
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 more than 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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CONTACT:
Financial Media and Investor Contact: Connie
Hamblin, or General Media Contact: Craig Piersma, of Gentex
Corporation, +1-616-772-1800
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