8 is ready for opening usually upon this the trunk lid 8 becomes fully opened due to the force of gas stays u201c gs u201d see fig4 that re incorporated with the trunk lid 8 as shown in the following operation of the automotive door latch system of the present invention will be described for ease of description the description will be commenced with respect to a condition wherein the door 3 is fully closed and the automotive door latch system of the invention operates normally under this condition the latch plate of the latch unit 2 is kept retained to the latch position by the locking pawl member while engaging with the striker 4 in this condition the door release operation by the latch unit 2 can be exclusively carried out by the first latch canceling mechanism 5 more specifically upon need of the door release the control switch is manipulated by a passenger or driver in the vehicle upon this the electric actuator is energized to move through the link the locking pawl member of the latch unit 2 to the latch plate releasing position thus the latch plate of the latch unit 2 releases the striker 4 of the door 3 because of usage of the power produced by the electric actuator the door release operation of the latch unit 2 is readily carried out with a less manual effort of the passenger while if due to shortage of the power of the battery or the like the first latch canceling mechanism 5.