Item 2. Properties
Item 2. Properties.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company operates primarily out of facilities in Zeeland and Holland, Michigan, which consist of manufacturing, warehouse, and office space. The Company also operates a chemistry lab facility in Zeeland, Michigan to support production. In April 2025, the Company acquired VOXX, which operates primarily out of facilities in Hauppauge, NY, and Indianapolis, IN. In addition, the Company operates overseas offices in Europe and Asia as further discussed below. The location, square footage and use of the most significant facilities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:
Owned Locations Square Footage Use
Zeeland, MI 26,600 Warehouse, Office
Zeeland, MI 197,400 Manufacturing, Office
Zeeland, MI 70,100 Manufacturing
Zeeland, MI 70,100 Office
Zeeland, MI 427,500 Manufacturing
Zeeland, MI 168,900 Manufacturing
Zeeland, MI 334,200 Manufacturing, Office
Zeeland, MI 100,000 Manufacturing, Warehouse
Zeeland, MI 31,800 Office
Zeeland, MI 349,600 Manufacturing, Warehouse
Zeeland, MI 559,400 Warehouse
Zeeland, MI
449,500 Manufacturing, Warehouse
Holland, MI 242,300 Manufacturing, Warehouse
Auburn Hills, MI
30,600 Office, Engineering
Erlenbach, Germany 100,000 Office
Langenzenn, Germany
120,000 Office, Warehouse
Shanghai, China 21,000 Office, Warehouse
Shanghai, China 60,000 Office, Warehouse, Light Assembly
Hauppauge, NY 55,400 Office
Hope, AR 198,400 Warehouse
Indianapolis, IN 114,000 Office
In 2023, the Company completed construction on a 345,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located at a 140 acre site in Zeeland, Michigan, where the Company previously performed master planning and completed land
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infrastructure improvements. The total cost of the building project was approximately $85 million, which was funded with cash and cash equivalents on hand.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company completed construction on two building expansions. The Company expanded its current distribution center by an additional 300,000 square feet, at a total cost of approximately $40 million. The Company also expanded another of its manufacturing facilities by an additional 60,000 feet, with a total cost of approximately $20 million. Both of these expansion projects were funded with cash and cash equivalents on hand.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company completed construction of the previously announced Gentex Discovery Preschool, an on-site daycare and preschool designed to provide Company employees with convenient, cost-effective access to quality childcare. The total cost of the building project was approximately $20 million and was funded with cash and cash equivalents on hand.
The Company has also leased sales and engineering offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia to support its sales and engineering efforts, and, in addition, has leased manufacturing facilities in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Nogales, Mexico:
Country Number of Leased Offices/Facilities
United States 7
Japan
5
Germany
4
Canada 3
Israel 2
China
2
Korea
2
Mexico
1
United Kingdom 1
Sweden 1
France
1
The Company's Automotive Products segment operates in virtually all of the foregoing facilities. The Company's Premium Audio Products segment operates in the Indianapolis, Indiana facility, as well as sales offices in China, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The Company's Other segment operates in certain Michigan and Germany facilities, as well as research and development offices in Salt Lake City, Utah; Santa Clara, California; Canada; and Israel.
Capacity.
The Company believes its existing and planned facilities are currently suitable, adequate, and have the capacity required for current and near-term planned business. Nevertheless, the Company continues to evaluate longer term facilities needs.
The Company estimates that it currently has building capacity to manufacture approximately 42 - 45 million interior automatic-dimming mirror units annually, based on current product mix. The Company evaluates equipment capacity on an ongoing basis and adds equipment as needed. In 2025, the Company shipped 28.6 million interior automatic-dimming mirrors.
The Company’s automotive exterior mirror manufacturing facility has an estimated building capacity to manufacture approximately 19 - 22 million units annually, based on the current product mix. The Company evaluates equipment capacity on an ongoing basis and adds equipment as needed. In 2025, the Company shipped approximately 16.2 million exterior automatic-dimming mirrors.