A vehicle interior panel comprising: a base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530); and a covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) bonded to a surface of the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530), wherein a cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) is formed in a back of the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530), and when the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530) is cleaved by an inflation pressure of an airbag, the cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) serves as a starting point of the cleavage, the vehicle interior panel being characterized in that the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) is formed of an original fabric (22A, 324A, 523A) in which the tensile strength in directions along its surface is anisotropic, the cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) includes a first groove section (31a, 131a, 331a, 431a, 531a) that is first cleaved when the cleavage groove (31,131,331,431,531) is cleaved, and the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) is bonded to the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530) such that the direction (R1, S1, T1) of the smallest tensile strength of the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) of the directions along its surface matches with a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first groove section (31a, 131a, 331a, 431a, 531a) extends along its length, wherein the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) at least includes a ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522) and a covering layer (21, 221, 321, 421, 521), which is bonded to a surface of the ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522), the ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522) is formed of the original fabric (22A, 324A, 523A), in which the tensile strength in directions along its surface is anisotropic, and the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) is bonded to the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530) such that the direction (R1, S1, T1) of the smallest tensile strength of the ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522) of the directions along its surface matches with the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first groove section (31a, 131a, 331a, 431a, 531a), which is first cleaved when the cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) is cleaved, extends along its length. a base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530); and a covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) bonded to a surface of the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530), wherein a cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) is formed in a back of the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530), and when the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530) is cleaved by an inflation pressure of an airbag, the cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) serves as a starting point of the cleavage, the vehicle interior panel being characterized in that the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) is formed of an original fabric (22A, 324A, 523A) in which the tensile strength in directions along its surface is anisotropic, the cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) includes a first groove section (31a, 131a, 331a, 431a, 531a) that is first cleaved when the cleavage groove (31,131,331,431,531) is cleaved, and the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) is bonded to the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530) such that the direction (R1, S1, T1) of the smallest tensile strength of the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) of the directions along its surface matches with a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first groove section (31a, 131a, 331a, 431a, 531a) extends along its length, wherein the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) at least includes a ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522) and a covering layer (21, 221, 321, 421, 521), which is bonded to a surface of the ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522), the ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522) is formed of the original fabric (22A, 324A, 523A), in which the tensile strength in directions along its surface is anisotropic, and the covering (20, 220, 320, 420, 520) is bonded to the base (30, 230, 330, 430, 530) such that the direction (R1, S1, T1) of the smallest tensile strength of the ground fabric layer (22, 222, 322, 422, 522) of the directions along its surface matches with the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first groove section (31a, 131a, 331a, 431a, 531a), which is first cleaved when the cleavage groove (31, 131, 331, 431, 531) is cleaved, extends along its length.