Vehicle cargo lid assembly having compact reversible handle

A cargo lid assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a reversible vehicle cargo lid;
• a plunger movably mounted to said reversible vehicle cargo lid for movement between an extended position for latching the vehicle cargo lid in a closed position and a retracted position for unlatching the vehicle cargo lid;
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• a first side handle mounted on a first side of said reversible vehicle cargo lid and a second side handle mounted on a second, opposite side of said reversible vehicle cargo lid, wherein said first and second side handles are arranged so that rotation of either said first side handle or said second side handle moves said plunger from said extended position to said retracted position, at least one of said first side handle and said second side handle includes at least one tab laterally offset from a centerline of said plunger that engages and moves said plunger when said at least one of said first side handle and said second side handle is rotated.