Layout structure of a driving device for a vehicle

In a vehicle, a cowl portion (27) for supporting a front end of a windshield (26) is disposed above the dash panel (3) so as to extend in a width direction of the vehicle, an instrument panel member (30) is located backward away from the cowl portion (27) so as to extend in the width direction of the vehicle above the dash panel (3), a recess portion (3a) is formed in such manner that a central portion of the dash panel (3) in the width direction of the vehicle is recessed backward from the cowl portion (27) to the instrument panel member (30), and the driving device (32) for the vehicle is disposed in the recess portion (3a) such that the driving device (32) is located in front of and close to the instrument panel member (30).