The invention provides a dual-purpose container for cargoes and cars, comprising a standard container body and a car lifting mechanism; the invention is characterized in that the container further comprises a plurality of sheave grooves arranged on the floor of the container body, a plurality of cover boards arranged on the sheave grooves and a plurality of lifting forks which are arranged at theleft and right walls of the container body as well as in the sheave grooves and can move up and down; the forks are driven by a chain-driven mechanism. The dual-purpose container for cargoes and carsprovided by the invention has simple structure and convenient operation, and can be used for transporting cars as well as other common cargoes; moreover, the exterior size of the dual-purpose container is in line with the ISO standard container.