Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle

A control method for a vehicle including a drive shaft, an engagement element that enables or cuts off a transmission of a rotative power, an engine coupled to the drive shaft via the engagement element, and an electric motor coupled to the drive shaft without via the engagement element, the control method comprising:

• instructing a reengagement of the engagement element when an accelerator pedal opening increases to equal to or more than a predetermined degree of opening during switching of driving sources in which an engagement capacity of the engagement element is decreased while a torque of the electric motor is increased, and
• stopping the electric motor after the torque of the electric motor increases to more than the torque of the electric motor before the accelerator pedal opening increases to equal to or more than the predetermined degree of opening until the engagement capacity of the engagement element starts increasing.