Method for producing a bodywork component from manganese steel sheet, comprising the steps of: • providing a manganese steel sheet made of an alloy which comprises, in addition to iron and impurities from melting, the following elements in wt.%: carbon 0.15 to 0.4 silicon 0.1 to 1.0 manganese 0.8 to 2.0 phosphorus and sulphur maximum 0.05 each aluminium maximum 0.15 chromium 0.05 to 0.5 titanium 0.05 to 0.5 and boron 0.0013 and 0.0050 and the manganese steel sheet has a main layer and at least one outer layer (12, 13) made of the same steel material, wherein the main layer has a C content in wt.% of 0.15 to 0.4 and the outer layer (12, 13) has a layer thickness (Da) between 15 μm and 100 μm and a C content which is at least 10% lower than that of the main layer, • heating to higher than the Ac3 temperature for the purpose of austenitising the manganese steel sheet in a heating time of less than 30 seconds, • transferring the heated manganese steel sheet into a cold and/or cooled mould, • forming the heated manganese steel sheet in the mould, • press hardening in the cooled mould to create the bodywork component, wherein, during the press hardening, an Rm > 1300 MPa is set and a bending angle is set according to the plate bending test in accordance with VDA 238-100 which is > 65° for a sheet thickness <= 1.5 mm, > 55° for a sheet thickness between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm and > 50° for a sheet thickness >= 2.5 mm. • providing a manganese steel sheet made of an alloy which comprises, in addition to iron and impurities from melting, the following elements in wt.%: carbon 0.15 to 0.4 silicon 0.1 to 1.0 manganese 0.8 to 2.0 phosphorus and sulphur maximum 0.05 each aluminium maximum 0.15 chromium 0.05 to 0.5 titanium 0.05 to 0.5 and boron 0.0013 and 0.0050 and the manganese steel sheet has a main layer and at least one outer layer (12, 13) made of the same steel material, wherein the main layer has a C content in wt.% of 0.15 to 0.4 and the outer layer (12, 13) has a layer thickness (Da) between 15 μm and 100 μm and a C content which is at least 10% lower than that of the main layer, carbon 0.15 to 0.4 silicon 0.1 to 1.0 manganese 0.8 to 2.0 phosphorus and sulphur maximum 0.05 each aluminium maximum 0.15 chromium 0.05 to 0.5 titanium 0.05 to 0.5 and boron 0.0013 and 0.0050 and the manganese steel sheet has a main layer and at least one outer layer (12, 13) made of the same steel material, wherein the main layer has a C content in wt.% of 0.15 to 0.4 and the outer layer (12, 13) has a layer thickness (Da) between 15 μm and 100 μm and a C content which is at least 10% lower than that of the main layer, • heating to higher than the Ac3 temperature for the purpose of austenitising the manganese steel sheet in a heating time of less than 30 seconds, • transferring the heated manganese steel sheet into a cold and/or cooled mould, • forming the heated manganese steel sheet in the mould, • press hardening in the cooled mould to create the bodywork component, wherein, during the press hardening, an Rm > 1300 MPa is set and a bending angle is set according to the plate bending test in accordance with VDA 238-100 which is > 65° for a sheet thickness <= 1.5 mm, > 55° for a sheet thickness between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm and > 50° for a sheet thickness >= 2.5 mm.