New Lincoln MKX Crossover Vehicle to Offer Gentex Auto-Dimming Mirror
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ZEELAND, Mich., Nov. 1 / - Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is supplying auto-dimming mirrors for the 2007 MKX, Lincoln's first-ever crossover vehicle.
Lincoln's MKX offers a base Gentex interior auto-dimming mirror as standard equipment on both the all-wheel and four-wheel drive versions of the vehicle. An auto-dimming mirror with Gentex's proprietary, integrated hands- free microphone is available as part of an optional navigation package.
The vehicle will be sold primarily in North America beginning this fall.
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.
"As the public looks for alternatives to full-size SUVs, automakers have responded by designing crossover vehicles. The MKX is an exceptionally well executed vehicle, and we're pleased to provide auto-dimming mirrors for what is sure to be a hit for Lincoln," said Gentex Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Enoch Jen.
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq Global 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 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.
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FCMN Contact: lisa.richlich@gentex.com
Source: Gentex Corporation
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Craig Piersma, of Gentex Corporation,
+1-616-772-1800
Web site: http://www.gentex.com/
