Gentex Corporation

Gentex Corporation is an American company that 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 has two main segments: Automotive Products and Other. The Automotive Products segment offers 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. The Other segment produces 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. The company 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.

Gentex Corporation was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan. It is a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol GNTX. The company has a market capitalization of $6.2 billion and employs around 8,000 people across its various locations. Gentex has a global presence, with sales in more than 25 countries and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, and Japan. In 2020, Gentex reported revenues of $1.9 billion, a 7.7% increase from 2019. The company has grown steadily over the years, and its products are used in millions of vehicles and aircraft worldwide.