Structure of roof-side portion of motor vehicle

A doorway structure of a motor vehicle body, wherein the doorway structure extends along a side of a roof and along a front pillar, the structure comprising:

• a door-opening surface, which defines a door opening in a body of the motor vehicle;
• a roof-side surface, which extends from the door-opening surface towards the roof of the motor vehicle;
• a weather strip, which is attached to the door-opening surface and forms a seal between the door-opening surface and a door glass;
• a garnish, which is a unitary part made of a synthetic resin, wherein the garnish has an outer member, and the outer member includes an upper part, which overlaps the roof-side surface, and a lower part, which extends downwardly with respect to an outside end of the door-opening surface, and the upper part is substantially coplanar with the lower part, and the garnish has an attaching portion that extends from the outer member, and the attaching portion is attached to the door-opening surface, and the attaching portion is generally perpendicular to the outer member;
• and
• a metal retainer, which faces the lower part of the garnish in a lateral direction of the motor vehicle, wherein the retainer is attached to the door-opening surface on the inner side of a the door glass, and the weather strip is held between the retainer and the lower part of the garnish, and a base portion of the weather strip is bonded to the attaching portion.