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Gentex Shipping for 2009 Ford Flex
| Source: Gentex
ZEELAND, MICHIGAN--(Marketwire - June 18, 2008) - Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ : GNTX ), the
leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide
automotive industry, has announced that it is shipping auto-dimming
interior rearview mirrors for the all-new 2009 Ford Flex. The Flex is
Ford's new full-size crossover that will be sold in North America beginning
this summer.
A Gentex interior auto-dimming mirror with compass transducer will be
standard and a compass and microphone auto-dimming mirror will be an
available option on the SE, SEL and Limited trim levels. Gentex mirrors
darken automatically in response to the headlamp glare of
rearward-approaching vehicles. The compass feature uses Gentex's
proprietary Z-Nav® compass transducer, a highly-accurate compass sensor that
determines the vehicle's directional heading.
"Gentex is excited to partner with Ford as it introduces its newest
crossover," said Enoch Jen, Senior Vice President. "Offering Gentex's
proprietary built-in microphone as part of the Ford Sync™ communication
system provides for safer, hands-free use of cells phones and other
technology."
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 96 percent of the
Company's revenues are derived from the sale of auto-dimming mirrors to
nearly every major automaker in the world.