Patent ID: 7150333

Claim:
A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle comprising an engine, an electric generator connected to an engine output shaft, and an automatic transmission in which a clutch control for engaging and disengaging a clutch and a shift control are hydraulically implemented, said vehicle control apparatus comprising: a controller configured to automatically stop the engine when an automatic stop condition is met, automatically restarting the engine when an automatic restart condition is met, and implementing a line pressure control configured to control a line pressure of the automatic transmission and a motor assist control configured to control an assist amount by the electric generator when the engine is put in an automatically restarted state from an automatically stopped state, wherein when controlling the line pressure, in case the clutch is not determined to be engaged, the controller controls the line pressure so as to stay at a high line pressure until a certain period of time elapses after the clutch is put in a released state and then controls the line pressure so as to be decreased.