Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle body includes the following components: a sill, roof frame, hinge pillar, outer shell and inner shell. The assembly is characterized by being very rigid and very firm, and having a high degree of structural possibilities whilst being relatively light in weight. The sill and the roof frame are formed by hollow profiles. The hinge pillar is made from an extruded fibrous composite. The sill, the roof frame and the hinge pillar are surrounded on the outer side and the inner side, at least partially, by the outer shell and the inner shell, such that the assembly components form a composite unit.

Abstract: A method for joining sections of at least two components, particularly vehicle components, includes mutually connecting the joining sections exclusively by the use of a fibrous duroplastic molding compound.

Abstract: A sandwich component is provided, in particular for a visible area of a motor vehicle which area is subject to low loads. The sandwich component includes a a specifically lightweight inner core and a fiber composite cover layer which is laminated onto the inner core at least on the visible side of the sandwich component. An optically high-quality color sensitive design of the cover layer on the visible face of the component is achieved with reduced weight and at low cost in that the chromaticity of the cover layer is different from the core material per se, and the inner core is designed at least in the surface region occupied by the cover layer in the same color as the cover layer.

Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle body includes the following components: a sill, roof frame, hinge pillar, outer shell and inner shell. The assembly is characterized by being very rigid and very firm, and having a high degree of structural possibilities whilst being relatively light in weight. The sill and the roof frame are formed by hollow profiles. The hinge pillar is made from an extruded fibrous composite. The sill, the roof frame and the hinge pillar are surrounded on the outer side and the inner side, at least partially, by the outer shell and the inner shell, such that the assembly components form a composite unit.