Abstract: The invention is directed to a gear shift assembly for a gear box of an automobile, with a gear shift pattern that includes at least two gear shift gates arranged approximately in the longitudinal direction of the automobile and at least one gear selection gate arranged perpendicular to the gear shift gates, with a gear shift lever supported for pivoting about two pivot axles, wherein a first pivot axle represents a gear shift axle and another pivot axle represents a gear selection axle, and wherein by pivoting the gear shift lever, a gear shift motion in the direction of a gear shift gate and a gear selection motion in the direction of the gear selection gate can be performed, wherein the gear selection motion and gear shift motion are decoupled from each other, and a crosspiece (8) with a gear shift lever (2) secured to the crosspiece with an offset from the gear shift axle is supported in a housing (9) for pivoting about the gear shift axle.