Gentex Corporation

Gentex Corporation designs develops manufactures markets and supplies digital vision connected car dimmable glass and fire protection products in the United States Germany Japan Mexico and internationally. It operates through Automotive Products and Other segments. The company offers automotive products including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors automotive electronics and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars light trucks pick-up trucks sport utility vehicles and vans for original equipment manufacturers automotive suppliers and various aftermarket and accessory customers. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors audible and visual signaling alarms and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings hotels and other commercial and residential buildings as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products. It sells its fire protection products directly as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors electrical wholesale houses and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. The company was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland Michigan.