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LCV - Light Commercial Vehicles, sliding roof systems have been developed to increase the carrying capacity. In the present application, sliding roof mechanisms are half open and manually rotating mechanism. The sliding roof itself is produced by the SMC method. These applications are very important aerodynamic, water tightness and crash effects for vehicle In this study, full opens and electric sliding roof with a linear working mechanism has been developed. This sliding roof, by enabling the transport of large objects such as refrigerators, increased load-carrying capacity of the vehicle. Also, using caraskal can be put and taken into the vehicle, which has this sliding roof solution, objects. Moving the outer cover of the sliding roof is made by thermoforming method using continuous glass fibber composite plates. Inner cover of the sliding roof is made by over moulding method using natural fibber composite plates. Functional and leak tests on the prototype vehicles was made for the sliding roof. Functional and water tightness tests on the prototype vehicles was made for the sliding roof. Test results are also presented in this study. Economic and weights analysis was made for developed solution.