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Gentex Shipping Auto-Dimming Mirrors for All-New 2010 Suzuki Kizashi
| Source: Gentex
ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - January 21, 2010) - Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ : GNTX ), the leading
supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based active
safety systems to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it
is providing auto-dimming interior rearview mirrors for the 2010 Suzuki
Kizashi. The Kizashi, Suzuki's first entry into the all-wheel-drive sport
sedan segment, arrived in dealer showrooms in North America in December
2009.
A Gentex interior auto-dimming rearview mirror with available universal
garage door opener will be standard on the Kizashi SLS trim level. Gentex
mirrors darken automatically in response to the headlamp glare of
rearward-approaching vehicles.
The all-new Kizashi, (pronounced "Kee-Zah-Shee"), offers a unique blend of
dynamic performance attributes, premium design aesthetics and
craftsmanship, including the Gentex auto-dimming rearview mirror with
Homelink®.
"This is our first original equipment program with Suzuki and Gentex is
excited to associate with Suzuki as it introduces its first midsize sedan,"
said Enoch Jen, Senior Vice President. "This is an exciting vehicle for
Suzuki and we are pleased that the automaker recognizes our value-added
products and is making them available on this new vehicle."
About Gentex Corporation
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. More than half of the
Company's interior 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. For
more information, visit www.gentex.com/corp_media_info.html.
About Suzuki
The Brea, Calif.-based Operations of American Suzuki Motor Corporation
(ASMC) was founded in 1963 by parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC)
and currently markets its vehicles in the United States through a network
of approximately 350 automotive dealerships and numerous other motorcycle,
ATV and marine distributors in 49 states. With global headquarters in
Hamamatsu, Japan, SMC is a diversified worldwide automobile, motorcycle,
and outboard motor manufacturer. In 2008, SMC sold more than 2 million new
cars and trucks and more than 3.5 million motorcycles and ATVs. Founded in
1909 and incorporated in 1920, SMC has operations in 196 countries and
regions. For more information, visit www.media.suzuki.com.