Hutchinson announced that it has been chosen by General Motors for the conversion of the accessory belt drive system of its new light trucks platform to elastic belts. The Stretchy Belt, operating without any tensioning system, is now applied for the first time to the main, known as serpentine belt drive on all the platform’s V6 and V8 proposed engines, including their 2019 flagship Silverado and Sierra models. Other models will soon benefit from this technology which advantageously provides weight and cost reduction as well as limited maintenance work.  (From a press release on July 10, 2019)