Abstract: A bumper for a motor vehicle has a cross member with a central longitudinal portion and end portions. The cross member has a shell body with a front closing plate. The shell body is configured with a U-shaped cross section with a rear wall and an upper leg and a lower leg. In the central longitudinal portion the shell body has an outwardly directed upper front web adjoining the upper leg and an outwardly directed lower front web adjoining the lower leg. In the central longitudinal portion, the closing plate rests on the front side of the front webs and is joined thereto. In at least one end portion, the closing plate has a frame portion pointing towards the rear wall of the shell body, which frame portion rests in the end portion on an upper leg or a lower leg of the shell body and is joined thereto.

Abstract: A bumper for a motor vehicle has a cross member with a central longitudinal portion and end portions. The cross member has a shell body with a front closing plate. The shell body is configured with a U-shaped cross section with a rear wall and an upper leg and a lower leg. In the central longitudinal portion the shell body has an outwardly directed upper front web adjoining the upper leg and an outwardly directed lower front web adjoining the lower leg. In the central longitudinal portion, the closing plate rests on the front side of the front webs and is joined thereto. In at least one end portion, the closing plate has a frame portion pointing towards the rear wall of the shell body, which frame portion rests in the end portion on an upper leg or a lower leg of the shell body and is joined thereto.