To reduce man-hour for assembling, improve workability and reduce cost by reducing the number of parts necessary for assembling and fixing a shock absorbing member on a shift device main body part.

In a shift lever device for an automobile having a shift lever 3 projecting out from a shift groove 2 of the shift device main body part 1 and having the shift groove 2 covered by a cover panel 5 from a top surface thereof via the shock absorbing member 4, a plurality of engagement members 6 which are bent against elasticity in a engaged condition and return with the elasticity in an engaging condition are provided on the shift device main body part 1 side, and a plurality of engagement holes 7 engaging and disengaging with the engagement members 6 are provided on the shock absorbing member 4 side. The shock absorbing member 4 is fixed on the shift device main body part with elastic engagement of the engagement members 6.