The invention discloses 500 MPa class thin-specification hot-rolled automobile structural steel produced by using a short process. The components of the 500 MPa class thin-specification hot-rolled automobile structural steel are as follows by weight percentage, 0.040-0.070% of C, no more than 0.20% of Si, 1.0-1.25% of Mn, 0.025-0.045% of Ti, 0.025-0.055% of Nb, no more than 0.015% of V, 0.020-0.060% of Als, no more than 0.020% of P, no more than 0.008% of S, no more than 0.006% of N. A production method comprises the steps that a thin slab billet is casted continuously after conventional smelting, uniform heating is conducted on the thin slab billet, twice descaling is conducted, and seven times finishing rolling is conducted; and the laminar flow is cooled to the coiling temperature, coiling is conducted, and leveling is conducted. According to the500 MPa class thin-specification hot-rolled automobile structural steel and the method, the shortcomings that the plate shape and coil shape are bad, and the rolling process is unstable in the rolling process of 500 MPa class thin-specification hot-rolled automobile structural steel using a short process are overcome, the high-stabilityand large-scale production of the 500 MPa class thin-specification hot-rolled automobile structural steel rolled by using a short process is achieved, the plate shape and the roll shape are excellent,the rolling process is stable, the original variety yield is increased to more than 90%, and the purpose of replacing cold rolling products is achieved.