Foldable vehicle seat from a use position to a stowed position and related layout of a seat assembly

A method for moving an automobile seat having a seat cushion with an in-use position and a stowed position and a seat back having a stowed position and an in-use position, the method comprising:

• moving the seat cushion of the automobile seat from its in-use position to its stowed position at a time;
• and
• moving the seat back of the automobile seat from its in-use position to its stowed position at the time,
• wherein the seat back in its stowed position is at a higher relative height than the seat cushion in its stowed position.

An automobile comprising:

• an automobile seat having;
• a seat back having a first position and a second position;
• a seat cushion having a first position and a second position;
• and
• a mechanism, joining the seat back and the seat cushion, configured to simultaneously move the seat back from an in-use position to a stowed position and move the seat cushion from an in-use position to a stowed position;
• and
• a shelf, the seat back being beneath the shelf when in a stowed position and not beneath the shelf when in an in-use position.