WELCOME BACK TO THE MICHIGAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW6 C13
THE AUTO SHOW IS THE PERFECT
PLACE TO CHECK OUT AMAZING
VEHICLES.
IT IS ALSO THE PLACE WHERE THEY
SHOWCASE INCREDIBLE
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES FOR YOUR
VEHICLE.
TODAY I AM WITH CRAIG
FROM
GENTEX, YOU HAVE BEEN SPONSORING
THE AUTO SHOW FOR YEARS, WHAT IS
THAT LIKE?
IT IS A FANTASTIC SHOW.
WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHOWCASE WHAT WE DO AROUND THE
GLOBE WITH DIFFERENT AUTOMAKERS.
IT IS SPECIAL TO DO IT IN
OUR
OWN BACKYARD WHERE THE COMMUNITY
CAN COME IN AND CS, OUR
EMPLOYEES CAN SHOW WHAT THEY DO.
LAST NIGHT, WE WERE HERE FOR A
GOOD CAUSE, THE CHILDREN'S
FOUNDATIONS.
IT IS A WIN-WIN.
WE KEEP HEARING GENTEX, WE
KNOW YOU DO GREAT WORK HERE, BUT
GLOBALLY.
WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO THAT
DEEPER AND TALK ABOUT YOUR
INNOVATIVE WORK.
BEHIND YOU, THIS IS A COOL
VEHICLE.
THIS IS A CHEVY COLORADO WE
HAVE EQUIPPED WITH EVERYTHING
YOU NEED FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
YOU WILL NOTICE
A ROOFMOUNTED
STOVE, SINK.
BUT, IT HAS ALSO GOT THIS
BEAUTIFUL -- THAT HAS EVERYTHING
MICHIGAN.
MACKINAW BRIDGE, IT HAS A
COMPANION VEHICLE, A DUNE
BUGGY.
WE ALSO BROUGHT WITH US AN ASTON
MARTIN DBS STUPOR LIZ JARA
--
SUPER LEGARA.
GENTEX IS
A LEADING
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER OF
INNOVATIVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
THAT REALLY DOES ENHANCE THE
DRIVING EXPERIENCE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
INNOVATION YOU HAVE BROUGHT
HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS A FULL
DISPLAY MIRROR.
WE HAVE TO SHOW THIS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THERE IS
THIS EVOLUTION TAKING PLACE, WE
ARE GOING FROM A STANDARD MIRROR
TO A DISPLAY.
ALL OF THESE MIRRORS ARE
STANDARD MIRRORS WHEN YOU
WANTED, BUT WITH THE FLIP OF A
SWITCH IT TURNS INTO A PANORAMIC
DISPLAY.
YOU DON'T SEE LUGGAGE, YOU HAVE
A CLEAR VIEW BEHIND YOU.
IN THIS ASTON MARTIN WE BROUGHT,
WE ACTUALLY GO FURTHER.
WE PUT CAMERAS ON THE OUTSIDE
MIRRORS AS WELL.
VERY COOL.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INNOVATION,
THIS IS HELPING PEOPLE ENJOY
THEIR EXPERIENCE, BUT IS ALSO
HELPING WITH SAFETY.
WE HAVE A CONNECTIVITY
PRODUCT CALLED HOMEY CONNECT, IT
IS AN APP YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THAT
SYNCS YOUR HOME DEVICES.
THE PHONE PAIRS WITH THE CAR,
YOU PRESS ONE BUTTON AND CONTROL
ALL OF YOUR HOME AUTOMATION
DEVICES.
YOU JUST STARTED UTILIZING
THIS IN YOUR HOME.
IT IS FANTASTIC.
I CAN BE AWAY AND ADJUST MY
THERMOSTAT.
I COULD TURN ON THE LIGHTS IF I
WANTED, FEED MY DOG WITH A SMART
PHONE.
NO LIMITS.
LET'S TALK MORE IN DEPTH
ABOUT GENTEX AND EVERYTHING YOU
DO.
WE HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE
THE
1970'S.
WE EMPLOY 6000 PEOPLE IN WEST
MICHIGAN.
IN GRAND RAPIDS, WE ARE NOT AS
WELL-KNOWN BUT WE ARE ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR TALENT.
WE WILL HAVE HR RECRUITERS HERE
DURING THE SHOW.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A
JOB, ESPECIALLY
HOURLY WORKERS
FOR SECOND AND THIRD SHIFTS,
GREAT BENEFITS COME GREAT
CULTURE.
COME DOWN AND TALK TO US.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR
STORIES.
I CAN IMAGINE YOU HAVE
INCREDIBLY TALENTED EMPLOYEES.
YOU ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE
TO JOIN THE TEAM BECAUSE IT IS A
GREAT CULTURE.
YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
SO MANY LIVES.
YOU'RE MAKING DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AS
WELL.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS?
WITH MAYO CLINIC TO HAVE A
PARTNERSHIP.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
MAYO CLINIC TRYING TO DEVELOP
INNOVATIVE LIGHTING, OR SMART
LIGHTING.
WHAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH IS A
SMART LIGHTING SYSTEM THAT IS
CEILING MOUNTED.
IT COMBINES AMBIENT AND
DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE TASK
LIGHTING.
THE SURGEON SETS THE DEFINED
AREA HE WANTS A LIGHT IN, FROM
THERE EVERYTHING IS MANAGED BY A
CAMERA.
IT ILLUMINATES SHADOWS, GLARE,
IT COULD INCREASE INTENSITY
AUTOMATICALLY, JUST COLOR
AUTOMATICALLY HANDS-FREE.
WE THINK IT IS GOING TO
REVOLUTIONIZE MEDICAL LIGHTING.
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH CLINICAL
TRIALS, BUT IT IS PROMISING.
IT IS WONDERFUL YOU ARE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY
LIVES, ESPECIALLY IN THE MEDICAL
FIELD.
HOW EXHILARATING IS IT TO WORK
FOR GENTEX?
IT IS SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE SKILL SETS,
CAMERAS, AND
YOU CAN COMBINE THOSE IN COOL
WAYS.
WHERE ELSE CAN WE USE THESE TO
BENEFIT DRIVERS, THE MEDICAL
FIELD, OR ANY INDUSTRY.
IF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND
THEY THINK I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK
OUT GENTEX, I THINK THEY CAN
UTILIZE SOME OF MY TALENTS, WHAT
DO THEY NEED TO DO?
GENTEX.COM IS A GREAT START.
YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THE JOBS
THAT ARE OPEN.
AGAIN, STOP DOWN AND WE WILL
HAVE RECRUITERS HERE.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SECOND AND
THIRD SHIFT HOURLY PRODUCTION
WORKERS.
IT IS A GREAT CULTURE, GREAT
BENEFITS.
COME HERE FOR A SECOND, WE
DID NOT KNOW WE WERE GOING TO
HAVE EXTRA TIME.
THIS IS SOMETHING COOL YOU'RE
GOING TO WANT TO CHECK OUT.
WE TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THE OTHER
VEHICLES, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
SOUPED-UP VEHICLE IN THE GRAND
GALLERY.
THIS ONE IS VERY COOL.
THIS IS OUR COMPANION VEHICLE
TO THE CHEVY COLORADO.
THIS IS A POLARIS RAZOR.
THE
-- ON THIS ONE DEPICTS
WILDLIFE INDIGENOUS TO MICHIGAN.
BRING YOUR KIDS DOWN, SEE IF YOU
CAN IDENTIFY ALL OF THE FISH
COME A BIRDS, WILDLIFE THAT ARE
ON THIS.
AND THEN CLIMB IN AND PRETEND
YOU ARE TAKING IT FOR A SPIN.
THAT IS AWESOME.
A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE GOING TO
WANT TO COME DOWN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING
YOU DO FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND
AROUND THE GLOBE.
IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE.
