A vehicle upper body structure

The present invention relates to a vehicle upper body structure, which is provided with an opening (38) in a roof region of the gusset (30) is provided directly or via an end portion on the outside of the vehicle width direction of the roof gusset the other plate member (4a) and the pillar (14) engages one pair of pillar-side engagement portion (32a, 32b), the front side member of the roof opening than the corner portion (38) is located closer to the vehicle front side of the support more than the opening portion and located on the rear portion of the roof of the vehicle rear side of the angle brace member are provided with a first high rigidity portion (40a, 40b), the first high-rigidity portions in engagement with the sides of the pair pillar the position of the vehicle front-rear direction of the same portion (32a, 32b) extending in the vehicle width direction, of the roof gusset vehicle width direction inner end portion provided with a second high rigidity portion (50) extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle on. Thereby preventing the generation of the roof panel in the vehicle assembly step, deformation problems.