36 the upper surfaces of the covers and the console become a single smooth surface together hereinafter the cup holder for the automobile according to another embodiment of the present invention will be explained as shown in fig4 when a user does not want to use the retaining recess 46 the first cover 10 closes the first retaining recess 44 and the second retaining recess 42 is closed by the second cover 20 and the ring cover 30 the upper surfaces of the first the second and the ring covers become a single smooth surface together referring to fig5 when a user wants to hold a small cup c 1 it is possible to insert the small cup c 1 into the second retaining recess 42 after opening the second retaining recess 42 by only lifting the second cover 20 the second cover 20 is snugly inserted into the cover retaining depression 16 formed at the first cover 10 so that it is possible to provide a good appearance referring to fig6 when a user wants to hold a bottle b it is possible to insert the bottle b into the second retaining recess 42 after opening the second retaining recess 42 by lifting the second cover 20 and the ring cover 30 the second cover 20 and the ring cover 30 are.