A lamp body for a vehicle lighting unit includes a PC/PTT alloy material
in which 80 to 50% by weight of a polycarbonate resin (hereinafter
referred to as a PC) and 20 to 50% by weight of a polytrimethylene
terephthalate resin (hereinafter referred to as a PTT) are contained as
principal components and 5 to 10% by weight of a filler is added with
respect to the total weight of the PC and the PTT. The lamp body
constituted by the PC/PTT alloy material can be thermally welded to a
lens formed of the PC, and has a heat resistance, a chemical resistance
and a bending rigidity which are almost identical to those of a lamp body
formed of a polypropylene. Therefore, the lens and the lamp body can be
bonded and integrated by a thermal welding method.