Gentex awarded first business with Renault
Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based active safety systems to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is shipping interior base feature auto-dimming mirrors for the new Renault Latitude. This is the first program Gentex has had with the French automaker.
The European Latitude will feature an interior auto-dimming mirror as standard equipment on the Initiale trim level. 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.
“This is our first Renault-badged vehicle program,” said Gentex senior vice president Enoch Jen. “Renault is one of the largest automakers in the European Union. We hope that this program is the first of many collaborations with Renault.”
The European version of the large family car debuted at the October Paris Motor Show. The vehicle will be available throughout Europe and sales are expected to begin in early 2011.