The vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control device includes: a change gear ratio changing circuit configured to execute an up-shift of a change gear ratio in an automatic transmission; a change gear ratio determination circuit configured to determine whether or not an up-shift condition is satisfied based on a change gear diagrammatic view; a combustion mode determination circuit configured to determine whether or not a switching condition for switching from a predetermined combustion mode, in which an air-fuel ratio of the engine is an air-fuel ratio on a rich side than a lean air-fuel ratio, to a supercharged lean combustion mode, in which the air-fuel ratio of an engine is made to the lean air-fuel ratio while executing supercharging by a supercharger, is satisfied; and a change regulating circuit configured to regulate the change gear ratio changing circuit to execute the up-shift at the time both conditions are satisfied.