To improve vehicle stability at down shift in a hybrid vehicle which has an automatic transmission.

A running controller 12 of a hybrid vehicle 1 is equipped with: an engine 2; a motor generator 4 in which a rotor 4a is connected with a crankshaft 3 of the engine 2; and the automatic transmission 5 which automatically changes a gear ratio according to speed or engine revolutions while rotation power of the crankshaft 3 of the engine 2 is input. When manual downshift is performed, the running controller controls regeneration or driving of the motor generator 4, while shifting down the automatic transmission 5.