Carbon fiber truck bed just a beginning

Future uses for the CarbonPro box could include the Sierra’s sibling, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, as well as GM’s next-generation midsize and heavy-duty pickups. The box is produced at a facility outside Fort Wayne, Ind., near where GM produces the Sierra and 1500 models.

April 29, 2019 04:00 AM

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — General Motors' new carbon fiber pickup box for the GMC Sierra is the tip of the iceberg for what the automaker could do with the lightweight material.

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