Patent ID: 8033596

Claim:
A body structure of a motor vehicle, the body structure comprising: a rear side wall containing a support, a suspension strut mount and a bracket for a rollover protection device, said support, said suspension strut mount and said bracket all being metal diecast parts; said support, said suspension strut mount and said bracket being said diecast parts selected from the group consisting of diecast aluminum parts and diecast magnesium parts; said support, said suspension strut mount and said bracket connected fixedly to one another via at least one of a welded joint or a self-piercing riveted joint; said rear side wall having at least one passage opening formed therein for one of sucking up air, cooling or for a removal of a filter; and a cross-member configured as a light metal diecast part, said side wall fixedly connected, by welding, on a bottom side to said cross-member.