Gentex Begins Shipping Interior Auto-Dimming Mirrors for 2005 Nissan Pathfinder and Frontier

ZEELAND, Mich., March 2 -- Gentex Corporation , the leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has begun shipping advanced-feature interior automatic-dimming mirrors for the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder SUV and Frontier Crew Cab truck. Both vehicles are sold in North America.

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 Gentex auto-dimming mirror is standard equipment on the Pathfinder SE Off-road and LE trim levels, as well as the Frontier Crew Cab LE. In addition to providing glare control, the mirror displays the vehicle's compass heading and the external temperature. It also includes a fully integrated Johnson Controls HomeLink(R) Wireless Control System -- three buttons conveniently located on the chin of the mirror that can be programmed to operate garage doors, estate gates, security systems, home lighting and other radio- frequency-controlled devices.

The same mirror is available on other trim levels as part of premium option packages.

"Gentex auto-dimming mirrors allow manufacturers like Nissan to add multiple features to the vehicle in one, easy-to-install module," said Gentex Executive Vice President Garth Deur. "This strategic use of the mirror also helps manufacturers distinguish between their own vehicle grades or trim levels, as well as other competitive vehicles. Nissan has become one of our largest customers, and we look forward to helping them continue to use the auto-dimming mirror to their strategic advantage."

Founded in 1974, 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. 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 95 percent of the Company's revenues are derived from the sales of auto-dimming mirrors to nearly every major automaker in the world.