Gentex Shipping Mirrors for Nissan's All-Electric Car

ZEELAND, MI, May 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the Zeeland, Michigan-based
manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based
active-safety systems for the automotive industry, commercial fire
protection products and dimmable aircraft windows, has announced that it
is shipping interior auto-dimming rearview mirrors for Nissan's 2011
Leaf. The Leaf, a four-door hatchback being sold around the globe, is
available in the U.S. with auto-dimming mirrors on both the SV and SL
trim levels.

"There has been a lot of excitement surrounding the development and
introduction of Nissan's all-electric car over the past couple of years.
Gentex is pleased that its auto-dimming mirror product line is a part of
the first, full-electric, mass-produced vehicle," stated Enoch Jen,
Gentex Senior Vice President.

The Leaf offers a base interior auto-dimming mirror as standard equipment
on the SV trim level. The SL trim level features an auto-dimming mirror
with HomeLink(R) (Johnson Control's fully integrated Wireless Control
System).

The HomeLink feature consists of three buttons conveniently located on
the face of the interior auto-dimming mirror that may be programmed to
operate garage door openers, estate gates, security systems, home
lighting, and other radio frequency-controlled devices.

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.

Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) is the leading
supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based active
safety systems to the global automotive industry. The Company also
provides smoke alarms and signaling devices to the North American fire
protection market, as well as dimmable aircraft windows for the
commercial, business and general aviation markets. Based in Zeeland,
Michigan, the international 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 half
of the Company's interior mirrors are sold with advanced electronic
features, and more than 98 percent of the Company's revenues are derived
from the sale of auto-dimming mirrors to nearly every major automaker in
the world.

CONTACT:
Connie Hamblin
616/772-1800
EXCHANGE: NASDAQ Global Select Market
SYMBOL: GNTX
WEBSITE: www.gentex.com

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