Side outer panel for vehicle

A frame-shaped side outer panel for a vehicle, characterized in that:

• the side outer panel is separated into an upper frame and a lower frame,
• the upper frame is integrally formed of an ordinary steel plate and includes a front pillar outer upper section, a roof side outer, a rear pillar outer, and a rear fender, while the lower frame is integrally formed of a steel plate of higher tensile strength than the upper frame and includes a front pillar outer lower section and a side sill outer,
• in the joint of the front pillar outer upper section and the front pillar outer lower section, a region covered by a front fender as an exterior component is clinch-joined, and in the joint of the side sill outer and the rear pillar outer, a region covered by a side sill garnish as an exterior component is clinch-joined.