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The paper describes a method of developing generic "stick" models (beam only finite element models) of vehicle structures. The EAL program is used to create two- and four- door generic models through a capability for specifying geometry by assigning dimensions of a vehicle structure. A description is given for elastic analyses, the steps of sensitivity analyses and the test setup for measuring bending and torsional stiffness of a body- in- white structure.