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Gentex: Gentex Rear Camera Display Mirror Featured on Ford Motor Company Vehicles

^{Published on 2009-05-28 13:32:41, Last Modified on 2009-05-28 13:33:24 - Market Wire}
 

ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - May 28, 2009) - 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 with advanced features for the 2010 Ford Fusion, Ford Mustang, and Mercury Milan.

In addition to offering an auto-dimming mirror with compass and/or microphone, the Fusion, Mustang and Milan offer a Gentex Rear Camera Display (RCD) Mirror as a stand-alone option or as part of a Driver's Vision package. The Gentex auto-dimming interior mirror contains a liquid crystal display (LCD) that works with a video camera mounted at the rear of the vehicle to provide a view directly behind the vehicle while backing up. When the vehicle is shifted into "reverse," an LCD display appears automatically through the auto-dimming mirror's reflective surface. The display disappears when the vehicle is shifted into any other gear. The capability for the display to appear through the mirror's surface is made possible by Gentex's "transflective" coating and lighting techniques, which result in a bright, high-resolution color image.

"Ford recently announced that it is adding a rear camera system to many of its vehicles," stated Enoch Jen, Gentex Senior Vice President. "Gentex's RCD Mirror is a cost effective way to address rear visibility concerns, and the Company is proud to partner with Ford in making this technology available to a large segment of the market."

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.