Mazda Offering Gentex Mirrors On Three New Models

ZEELAND, Mich., Nov. 24, 2003 -- Gentex Corporation , the leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has begun shipping interior, automatic-dimming mirrors for Mazda's 2004 MAZDA3 compact car, Tribute sport-utility vehicle, and RX-8 sports car.

Gentex Night Vision Safety(TM) (NVS(R)) 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 MAZDA3 and Tribute offer, as a port- or dealer-installed accessory, an auto-dimming mirror equipped with Johnson Controls' HomeLink(R) Wireless Control System. Three buttons conveniently located on the face of the mirror can be programmed to operate garage doors, estate gates, security systems, home lighting, and other radio frequency controlled devices. The mirror also displays the outside temperature and the vehicle's compass heading, which is generated by Johnson Controls' PathPoint(R) Digital Compass System.

The RX-8 auto-dimming mirror features HomeLink and is part of the "Touring" and "Grand Touring" packages.

"Gentex announced its first program with Mazda -- the MAZDA6 -- just a short time ago, and these three new programs reflect our growing relationship with the Japanese automaker," said Gentex Executive Vice President Garth Deur. "Our mirror is the perfect dealer-installed accessory because with one simple installation, you've provided the customer with glare elimination, a compass and temperature display, and HomeLink. When the mirror debuts as an accessory, it often spurs consumer demand and paves the way for the feature to become offered in volume as factory-installed equipment."

Gentex Corporation (The Nasdaq Stock Market: GNTX) is an international company that provides high-quality products to the worldwide automotive industry and North American fire protection market.

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 95 percent of the Company's revenue is derived from the sale of those products to the world automotive industry.

Gentex was the first company in the world to successfully develop and produce a commercial automatic-dimming rearview mirror. After more than 15 years of supplying these products in the highly competitive global automotive industry, the Company remains the leading supplier of these mirrors. Gentex OEM customers include Acura, Audi, Bentley, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Isuzu, Kia Motors, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Renault Samsung, Rover, Rolls Royce, SsangYong Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo Car Corporation.

Founded in 1974, Gentex has its manufacturing facilities in Zeeland, Michigan, and automotive sales and engineering offices in Detroit, Michigan; Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, France and Korea. The Company is recognized for its quality products; for its proprietary manufacturing skills and equipment and application of world class manufacturing principles; for its commitment to developing and maintaining a highly skilled workforce, and for encouraging employee ownership of the Company's stock.