Abstract: A motor vehicle body includes a support structure made of large-sized partial modules. A roof module has front and rear roof columns placed onto a basic module approximately level with a side wall edge of the body, and the front and rear roof columns of the roof module are connected to one another via a respectively assigned cross member. In order to provide a support structure having a basic module for different roof structures, and to make the support structure very stiff with the roof module, the rear roof columns are connected to each other via a supporting plate of a rear parcel shelf which is stiffened by the assigned cross member.

Abstract: A motor vehicle body, having a roof module which is placed onto a support structure and is adjoined by a lid (engine hood) for closing a space (engine compartment on an end region of the body, the lid being held on the body via a bearing arrangement in the vicinity of the roof module. In order to position the lid in relation to the adjacent roof module with relatively little technical outlay, the bearing arrangement is arranged directly on the roof module and can therefore already be prefitted to the roof module before the roof module is placed onto the support structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a body for a motor vehicle, which comprises a support structure (10) having a roof module (42) which is placed onto a basic module (12), a roof column (50) extending between the roof (43) of the roof module (42) and the basic module (12), which roof column is to be fixed at its lower end (64) on the basic module (12) during assembly of the partial modules (12, 26, 42, 50, 52). In order to achieve a different modularization of the support structure (10) with an improved crash stability of the body, the roof column (50) is designed as a separate component which is to be fastened at its upper end (60) in an overlapping manner to a support part (62) protruding from the roof (43).

Abstract: The support structure of a body for a motor, vehicle is assembled from large-size partial modules. Two partial modules connected to each other comprise support sections and wall and/or floor sections connected thereto. Support sections of one partial module are connected to associated support sections of the other partial module at abutment points. In order to design a highly stressed connection between partial modules of the support structure in a very stable and simple manner, the support sections of the two partial modules, which support sections are assigned in each case to one another, are assembled to form a continuous support. Abutting surfaces of the assembled support sections run obliquely with respect to the direction of extent of the support. This oblique profile of the abutting surfaces creates a connection over a very large area in relation to the cross section of the support, which ensures an extremely stable connection of the two parts to each other.