Toyota Offers Gentex Mirror-Based Backup Camera Display on New Verso
ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - June 16, 2009) - Gentex Corporation
(NASDAQ: GNTX), the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview
mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it
is shipping its Rear Camera Display (RCD) Mirror and base feature
auto-dimming mirrors for the new Toyota Corolla Verso multi-purpose
vehicle (MPV). The Verso is sold throughout Europe.
The Gentex auto-dimming interior mirror with RCD is in popular
packages on many of the trim levels sold throughout the continent.
The RCD 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," a display appears automatically through
the auto-dimming mirror's reflective surface. The display disappears
when the vehicle is shifted into any other gear, a capability that is
made possible utilizing Gentex's "transflective" coating and lighting
techniques, which result in a bright, high-resolution color image.
"This is the first vehicle built in Europe and designed specifically
for the European market to incorporate our auto-dimming RCD Mirrors,"
said Enoch Jen, Gentex Senior Vice President. "Gentex technology has
been well received in Europe and having the RCD Mirror offered on a
number of trim levels further demonstrates consumer interest for this
new feature."
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation 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.
FINANCIAL MEDIA AND INVESTOR CONTACT:
Connie Hamblin
616/772-1800
GENERAL MEDIA CONTACT:
Craig Piersma
616/772-1800
WEBSITE: www.gentex.com
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