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Gentex Shipping for 2008 Nissan Crossover
| Source: Gentex
ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - January 16, 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 2008 Nissan Rogue. The Rogue is Nissan's first entry into
the small crossover SUV market and it is being sold in the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
The Nissan Rogue is available with an auto-dimming mirror with HomeLink® or
with both a compass display and HomeLink® as part of an optional Leather
Package on the AWD SL trim-level vehicles. The compass feature utilizes
Gentex's proprietary Z-Nav® technology, a highly-accurate sensor that
determines the vehicle's directional heading. Gentex mirrors darken
automatically in response to the headlamp glare of rearward-approaching
vehicles. HomeLink® is Johnson Control's fully integrated wireless control
system.
"Gentex is excited to be a partner with Nissan on the automaker's first
foray into the small crossover SUV market," said Enoch Jen, senior vice
president. "We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with
Nissan and working with them to offer innovative products on its expanding
vehicle lineup."
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.