GM plans carbon-fiber wheels for performance cars

[Bruce Nunnally]

General Motors is planning to roll out carbon-fiber wheels as optional equipment for its performance cars, though the timing is unclear.

GM would likely tap Australian company Carbon Revolution, which also provides carbon-fiber wheels for the Ford GT and the Mustang Shelby GT350R, as its supplier.

Cars like Cadillac's V-Series models would be candidates, said William Rodgers, GM light polymer systems technical fellow, research and development.

Read more: http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/18/gm-carbon-fiber-wheels-performance-cars/

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