A vehicle body structure of a tailgate opening enhances rigidity and strength of a lower portion of an opening through a change in the vehicle body structure of a tailgate opening. The vehicle body structure includes: a D-pillar member configured to form a closed cross-section structure and vertically installed on each of both sides of a tailgate opening; and a transverse member installed in a lower portion of the tailgate opening in a left-right direction and including side portions at both ends of the transverse member. In particular, the side portions are inserted into a lower end of the D-pillar member such that the side portions are surrounded by and coupled to an inner surface of the lower end of the D-pillar member to form a closed cross-section structure.

An impact absorbing reinforcement member for a liftgate of a vehicle includes a body having a first end and second end opposite the first end, the body including a center reinforcement member, a first outboard reinforcement member extending from the center reinforcement member to the first end and including a first plurality of curved segments, and a second outboard reinforcement member extending from the center reinforcement member to the second end and including a second plurality of curved segments. The first and second pluralities of curved segments laterally extend when the liftgate is subjected to an impact force.

Provided is a rear structure of a vehicle. The rear structure includes: a rear opening at a rear of a vehicle body; and an opening-closing member configured to open and close the rear opening. The opening-closing member has cushioning members respectively disposed on both Side portions in a vehicle body width direction. The rear opening has contact members respectively disposed on both side borders in the vehicle body width direction, the contact members being contactable with the cushioning members. Each cushioning member has two surfaces, one of which extends in a vehicle body upward-downward direction and the other of which extends in the vehicle body width direction. The two surfaces of each cushioning member are disposed to be contactable with a corresponding one of the contact members.

An opening and closing member is attachable, in an openable and closable manner, to a rear opening of a vehicle body via a pair of hinges. The opening and closing member includes an outer panel and a reinforcing member. The outer panel and the reinforcing member form a window frame. The reinforcing member has closed section parts formed by an outer reinforcing member and an inner reinforcing member. The closed section parts have a pair of front-rear closed section parts that extend in a vehicle body front-rear direction, and a pair of inclined closed section parts that respectively extend from ends, located adjacent to a vehicle body front side, of the pair of front-rear closed section parts, and that respectively incline inwardly in the vehicle body width direction. Open section parts are respectively provided between the hinges and the front-rear closed section parts.

An opening and closing member is attachable to a rear opening of a vehicle body in an openable and closable manner. The opening and closing member includes an inner panel disposed to face a vehicle body inner side and a wiper bracket member via which a wiper is attached to an inner side of the inner panel. The inner panel has a bracket attaching part protruding toward the vehicle body inner side. The wiper bracket member has a protruding part protruding toward the vehicle body inner side. The wiper bracket member is attached to the bracket attaching part such that a ridge line of the protruding part is aligned with a ridge line of the bracket attaching part.

A vehicle (e.g., a class-2 vehicle) with an improved cab door is disclosed. The vehicle can have a vertical plane that bisects the vehicle into a driver's side and an opposed side. The vehicle can comprise a chassis and a body supported by the chassis. The body can define a cab. The cab can define an opening configured to provide operator access to the cab. The cab door can be configured to travel about and between an open position and a closed position along a linear axis. In the closed position, the cab door can at least partially cover the opening of the cab. The linear axis can form an acute angle with the vertical plane that bisects the vehicle.

A vehicle sliding door assembly for selectively covering a bulkhead transit passage. The assembly includes a first door panel slidable between a first door closed position and a first door open position. A second door panel is slidable between a second door closed position and a second door open position. The first door panel includes a first door leading edge and a first door following edge. The second door panel includes a second door leading edge. The first door following edge engages the second door leading edge moving the doors in concert from the open position to the closed position. The first door leading edge engages the second door leading edge moving the doors in concert from the closed position to the open position.

An opening-closing member including an outer panel that faces an outside of a vehicle body, and opening and closing a rear opening of the vehicle body in response to operation of an operation part arranged at a rear end part, the opening-closing member including a bracket member in the operation part, the bracket member including a bracket member body extending along a vehicle body front-rear direction, and a vertical wall extending in a vehicle body vertical direction from at least one end part of the bracket member body in the vehicle body front-rear direction, the vertical wall being fixed to an inner side of the outer panel.

Structural liner (20) of a motor vehicle hatchback (10) having an outer face (22) oriented towards the outside of the vehicle and an inner face (24) oriented towards the inside of the vehicle when the hatchback (10)) is assembled on the latter, and at least one groove (23) borne by one of the two faces (22, 24), the groove (23) forming a zone of mechanical weakness able to facilitate the execution of an opening (28) within the structural liner (20).

An opening and closing system includes a first human detection sensor configured to detect a vehicle user who enters a first area defined on a periphery of a vehicle body, a lamp visible by the vehicle user who enters the first area, and a control device configured to control an unlocking operation of the lock device, a closing operation of the striker device, a pop-up operation of the striker device, and switching on and off of the lamp. The control device switches on the lamp when the vehicle user is detected by the first human detection sensor and starts the controlling of the unlocking operation of the lock device and the closing operation and the pop-up operation of the striker device in response to the lamp being switched on.