Vehicle rear body structure

A rear body structure of an automotive vehicle comprising

• a vehicle body,
• a roof side rail disposed at an upper end of the vehicle body and extending longitudinally in the vehicle body,
• a belt line reinforcement located downward of and extending substantially parallel with said roof side rail,
• a center pillar structure extending in up and down directions and attached to the roof side rail at an upper end of the center pillar structure and to the belt line reinforcement intermediate of the upper end of the center pillar structure and a lower end of the center pillar structure,
• a rear pillar structure extending in the up and down directions, located rearward of the center pillar structure, and attached to the roof side rail at an upper end of the rear pillar structure and to the belt line reinforcement intermediate of the upper end of the rear pillar structure and a lower end of the rear pillar structure,
• a quarter pillar member extending in the up and down directions, located between the center pillar structure and the rear pillar structure, and attached to the roof side rail at an upper end of the quarter pillar member and to the belt line reinforcement intermediate of the upper end of the quarter pillar member and a lower end of the quarter pillar member,
• a quarter pillar reinforcement mounted on the quarter pillar member and attached to the roof side rail at an upper end of the quarter pillar reinforcement and to the belt line reinforcement at a lower end of the quarter pillar reinforcement,
• a wheel housing for covering a vehicle wheel,
• a suspension reinforcement extending in the up and down directions, disposed in an overlapped relationship with the quarter pillar member and the quarter pillar reinforcement, and integrally joined with the quarter pillar reinforcement and the quarter pillar member at an upper end portion of the suspension reinforcement and with the wheel housing at a lower end of the suspension reinforcement,
• a center pillar reinforcement mounted on the center pillar, said belt line reinforcement being attached to the center pillar reinforcement at a front end portion of the center pillar reinforcement, and
• a rear pillar reinforcement mounted on the rear pillar structure, said belt line reinforcement being attached to the rear pillar reinforcement at a rear end of the rear pillar reinforcement.