Luggage storage structure for automobile and lifter

A luggage storage structure for an automobile includes: a storage concave portion (5) formed so as to project downward on a floor panel (4) and capable of storing luggage, a plate member (3) for approximately closing an upper part of the storage concave portion (5), and a transfer mechanism (6) for transferring the plate member (3) approximately up and down in an upper part of the floor panel (4). The luggage structure is securely protected by the plate member (3) and the transfer mechanism (6).