The overall technology innovation on the GS Engineering designed components for the GMV Advanced Lightweight Vehicle Components and Materials SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program was threefold. Our team successfully integrated lightweight materials throughout all facets of the design while capturing cost-effective manufacturing and assembly methodologies, concurrently increasing modularity as compared to the legacy design. Careful application of these innovations and technologies resulted in a significant weight reduction, above the threshold requirement for program success, when compared to the equivalent legacy vehicle components. The achieved weight reduction provides multiple areas of benefit as well as significant return on investment when considering tangible improvements in vehicle performance and reliability across multiple operational metrics including but not limited to vehicle speed, fuel mileage, reduced maintenance.