Vehicle body structure

A vehicle body structure of an automobile, the vehicle body structure comprising:

• a pair of roof side rails that constitutes at least one closed cross section and extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
• and
• a roof panel that extends between the pair of roof side rails in a vehicle width direction, wherein the roof panel has:
• a body section that extends in the vehicle width direction;
• and a flange section that is provided to both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the body section and extends in the vehicle width direction along a lower surface of the at least one closed cross section, wherein
• the flange section is fixed to the lower surface of the at least one closed cross section,
• each of the roof side rails is constructed of a first frame and a second frame that is adhered to said first frame, each of the first frame and the second frame forms respective closed cross sections of said at least one closed cross section,
• the closed cross section of the second frame extends in the vehicle width direction so as to cover the first frame and the flange section from above, and
• the second frame forms the lower surface of the closed cross section and has:
• a first adhesive surface that is adhered to an upper surface of the first frame;
• and a second adhesive surface that is adhered to the flange section, and the first adhesive surface and the second adhesive surface of the second frame are arranged on the substantially same plane.