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Gentex Named General Motors Supplier of the Year

23 May 2000

Gentex Named General Motors Supplier of the Year

    ZEELAND, Mich., May 22 General Motors has named Gentex
Corporation , the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview
mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, a 1999 Supplier of the Year.
The award was presented this past weekend at a ceremony in Munich, Germany.
    Gentex supplies GM with Night Vision Safety(TM) (NVS(R)) Mirrors, which
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.
    "This is the fourth time we've received this award, and its significance
grows each year," said Gentex Executive Vice President Kenneth La Grand.
"Automatic-dimming rearview mirrors are becoming an important electronic
module around the world, and General Motors leads this trend.  To be
recognized as one of their premiere suppliers is an incredible honor."
    "Gentex is one of our best and brightest suppliers," said Harold R.
Kutner, group vice president, Worldwide Purchasing and North American
Production Control & Logistics.  "It is an honor to have them working with us.
Their contributions to General Motors' overall success are immeasurable.  We
look upon the Supplier of the Year award as an important recognition of their
value as an automotive industry supplier."
    GM's Supplier of the Year awards program is in its eighth consecutive year
and is given annually to GM's best global suppliers in recognition of their
performance during the previous calendar year.  Award winners are selected by
a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and
logistics, who base their decisions of supplier performance in quality,
service, technology and price.  This year General Motors honored 181 suppliers
from 22 countries around the world.