COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION COMPONENT FOR AUTOMOBILE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION COMPONENT FOR AUTOMOBILE

An automotive crashworthiness energy absorption part 1 according to the present invention includes: a tubular member 3 formed by using a hat-shaped section part including a top portion 7a and a side-wall portion 7b; a coating part 5 made of a material having a lower strength than the tubular member 3, the coating part 5 being arranged on outer surfaces of the top portion 7a and the side-wall portion 7b at a portion including a corner portion 7c that connects the top portion 7a and the side-wall portion 7b, with a gap 11 of 0.2 mm or more and 3 mm or less from the outer surface of the top portion 7a, the outer surface of the side-wall portion 7b, and an outer surface of the corner portion 7c; and a coating film 13 of an electrodeposition paint formed in the gap 11.