Gentex Three Mirror System Featured on VW Touareg

ZEELAND, Mich., Sept. 8 -- Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, is shipping exterior auto-dimming mirrors for Volkswagen's 2006 Touareg sport utility vehicle.

Gentex auto-dimming mirrors automatically darken to reduce glare from the headlamps of vehicles approaching from the rear. The brighter the glare, the darker the mirrors become, making nighttime driving safer.

The 2006 Touareg is available with the three-mirror auto-dimming system in a variety of option packages worldwide.

"We've been shipping interior mirrors for the Touareg since the vehicle debuted in the 2003 model year. The addition of two exterior auto-dimming mirrors to the SUV, available to the world market, emphasizes the growing demand for these safety features and Volkswagen's commitment to its customers," stated Executive Vice President Garth Deur.

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 approximately 95 percent of the Company's revenues are derived from the sales of auto-dimming mirrors to nearly every major automaker in the world.