In an embodiment a rear quarter vehicle body structure includes a quarter complete including a quarter pillar upper reinforcement and a quarter complete outer welding surface formed at an outside of a vehicle body and a side outer rear extension assembly including a side outer rear extension having a rear extension outer flange formed at the outside of the vehicle body, wherein an inner surface of the rear extension outer flange is joined to the quarter complete outer welding surface.

A cross car beam assembly for use with a vehicle may include a beam having first and second portions that are spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction when the cross car beam assembly is mounted in the vehicle. The cross car beam assembly further includes a safety unit connected to the first and second portions so that the safety unit extends between the first and second portions. The safety unit includes a rigid member configured to cooperate with the first and second portions to provide continuous rigid structure from the first portion to the second portion. Furthermore, the rigid member is connected to at least one of the first and second portions with at least one integral connection feature that braces the rigid member in a longitudinal direction or a lateral direction of the vehicle when the cross car beam assembly is mounted to the vehicle.

A vehicle body may include a front pillar including a pillar front plate, a pillar rear plate, a pillar inner plate and a pillar outer plate, wherein the pillar front plate, the pillar rear plate, the pillar inner plate and the pillar outer plate form a tube; and a pillar reinforcement arranged in the front pillar. The pillar reinforcement may be arranged rearward of a front tire. A space may be provided between the pillar reinforcement and the pillar front plate.

A member joint device for a vehicle includes a pair of cross members arranged laterally; two pairs of rail members, each pair being arranged longitudinally; and a member joint crosswise-connecting the cross members and the rail members and for running and carrying wires and pipes, enhancing rigidity therebetween, and convenience to easily install electric component wires and chassis component pipes in desired route directions.

Motor vehicle body structure (3), comprising, on each lateral side: a rocker panel beam (15) forming an internal space of the beam (15); and a longitudinal reinforcement (21) positioned in the interior space of the beam (15); the longitudinal reinforcement (21) extending from a centre pillar (9) to an A-pillar (7) and having an angled front portion (25) housed in the A-pillar (7).

A vehicle body structure includes: a roof panel, a rail disposed below the roof panel and extending in a left-right direction, a brace disposed below the roof panel and coupled to an end of the rail and extending from the rail toward in a front-rear direction, a reinforcing member reinforcing a connection portion where the rail is coupled to the brace. A first end of a main wall of the reinforcing member is welded to a first-end-side flange of the rail. A second end of the main wall is welded to a second-end-side flange of the rail and to an end of the brace on the first side in the front-rear direction. The reinforcing member includes flanges welded to the bottom wall of the rail.

A vehicle body structure provided on a vehicle includes a floor pan and a bracket. On an upper surface of the floor pan, a cushion of a seat on which an occupant of the vehicle is to be seated is to be disposed. A bracket is disposed on an outer end side of a seating position for the occupant in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle on the upper surface of the floor pan, and includes at least one protruding portion protruding upward and extending in a front-rear direction.

A connector for connecting a frame member to one or more other frame members of a space frame assembly is disclosed. The connector includes a body defining a surface and a projection extending outwardly from the surface along a main axis to define an axial end surface away from the surface. The axial end surface defines a curvature having continuity across an expanse of the axial end surface to facilitate formation of a full penetration weld joint between an end of the frame member and the axial end surface upon a contact of the end of the frame member with the axial end surface.

A structural reinforcement utilized to reinforce a structural joint of a vehicle, and method of enforcing a structural joint of a vehicle. The structural reinforcement having a clamshell structure comprising two complimentary halves. The structural reinforcement further comprising an activatable composition.

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for electric motorized wheel assemblies. An example wheel assembly for use with an electric vehicle disclosed herein includes an electric motor, a suspension assembly, and a frame mounting interface to attach the wheel assembly to a frame of the electric vehicle.