Patent ID: 7364225

Claim:
A vehicle body structure comprising: a body sidewall which forms a side portion of a vehicle body; a wheel house formed on a lower side of said body sidewall and provided with a mounting portion on which a rear suspension system mounts; a side pillar reinforcing member arranged in a side pillar located above said wheel house, said side pillar reinforcing member extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle body to reinforce said side pillar; a rear pillar reinforcing member arranged in a rear pillar located rearward of said wheel house, said rear pillar reinforcing member extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body to reinforce said rear pillar; a first connection member connecting said side pillar reinforcing member and a lower end of said wheel house; a second connection member connecting said rear pillar reinforcing member and a vicinity of said mounting portion of said wheel house; and a third connection member connecting said side pillar reinforcing member and said rear pillar reinforcing member, in a position above said wheel house.