Abstract: A vehicle body (12) includes: a center pillar (26); a side sill; and a side outer panel (25, 61), in which the side outer panel (25, 61) includes: a base portion (52) that swells from the outer surface, enters the side sill (27) from the center pillar (26), and forms a front ridge (48, 64), and a rear ridge (51, 66); a front side sill portion (25b, 61b) that extends in a front-rear direction in front of the base portion (52) and forms a first groove (55, 76) between the front side sill portion (25b, 61b) and the base portion (52); and a rear side sill portion (25c, 61c) that extends in the front-rear direction behind the base portion (52) and forms a second groove (57, 78) between the rear side sill portion (25c, 61c) and the base portion (52).