the body of passenger motor vehicles comprises , among other things , two longitudinal bearers and a rear end having a rear end middle piece . in order to minimize the extent of repair of damages to the rear end , the invention provides that the rear bumper bending bearer is bolted as a lower module in the area of the rear longitudinal bearer to the body via deformation elements provided for absorbing energy . in order to minimize the complexity of repairs of damages involving a greater extent of deformation to the rear end , the invention additionally provides that the entire rear end middle piece or portions thereof is / are structured as another lower module of the rear end module that can be bolted to the body .