One of the options on the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck is a carbon fiber bed called the CarbonPro. This bed replaces the usual steel interior of the truck bed with a specially formulated carbon ...

Pickup truck beds haven’t changed much in the last 100 years. They used to be made out of wood, but by the 1960s automakers had gone to all-steel beds for most trucks. Steel is tough enough for ...

Starting in early June, GMC will begin offering carbon fiber truck beds for its Sierra line of pickups. The Sierra CarbonPro will be offered with the Denali and AT4 half-ton pickups. This is the first ...

Carbon-fiber composites are moving from the speedway to the highway in North America. The latest example is the 2003 Dodge Viper, which is using the material for door inner panels, windshield ...

There were a number of factors that led to the decision. First, there was the economy of scale, as light-duty trucks (pickups and sport utility vehicles) represent the fastest-growing, most-profitable ...

The hot rod truck scene has evolved at an accelerated rate over the last decade as more builders repurpose the humble work truck into a performance machine. The trend may have reached its pinnacle ...

Traverse City, Mich. — General Motors Co. drew attention last year when it announced the option for a carbon fiber pickup box on the GMC Sierra. The application of the high-cost, high-strength ...

Italian startup Levante has developed custom and standardized solar panels integrating recycled carbon fiber (rCF), thermoplastics and silicon solar cells to maximize both light weight for portability ...

Volta Trucks has tapped Italy’s CPC Group to “develop and deliver the world’s most sustainable composite exterior body panels” for the Zero electric truck. While composite body panels have been around ...

Narwhal Truck Toppers is set to enter the premium pickup accessories market with a new line of carbon fiber truck toppers, with fitment planned for a range of GM pickups, including the light-duty ...