To enhance rigidity of a back door peripheral portion in a vehicle body for an automobile having a rear pillar for dividing respective side parts of a back door opening and a lower back panel for dividing a lower part of the back door opening.

The vehicle body for the automobile includes a lateral frame material 25 extending in a vehicle width direction W, positioned at a front side than the lower back panel 7 and having each end part in a longitudinal direction fixed to each rear pillar 5 respectively. The lateral frame material 25 is constituted by a hollow pipe made of steel.