Vehicle body side structure

Abstract

In a vehicle body side structure, a required resistance to a side impact is achieved without using sheet metal of increased hickness for a center pillar member 23 or a side sill member 21 or increasing the number of points for spot welding. The center pillar member 23 and side sill member 21 are spot welded to each other at a horizontal array of spot welded points, and a pair of stamp formed beads 33 are provided immediately above the array of spot welded points in parallel thereto so that a side impact to this area may be favorably absorbed by a vertical elongation of the beads.