Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Takashi Sasamoto

Shouji Yamazaki

Junya Harada

Hideki Tai

To protect a battery pack supported in a rear end part of a vehicle body at the time of a rear end crash, the vehicle body rear structure comprises: a pair of left and right rear side frames () extending in a fore and aft direction in a laterally spaced apart relationship; a rear floor panel () attached to the rear side frames () and defining a battery receiving space () for receiving a battery pack therein; and a load transmitting member () having a front end (A) fixedly secured to a structural member () of the vehicle body and extending to a rear end (B) thereof located behind the battery receiving space.

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Tokyo, Japan

Takashi Sasamoto