LEANING VEHICLE

The present teaching provides a leaning vehicle with an automatic transmission that starts moving more smoothly. A leaning vehicle according to the present teaching includes: an engine; a permanent-magnet-type electric motor; a drive wheel; a clutch; a clutch motor; and a control unit. The control unit controls the clutch motor in such a manner that: when a start condition is to be satisfied in the leaning vehicle, the permanent-magnet-type electric motor is actuated while the engine is in a stopped state, and the clutch is operated to distribute the output power of the permanent-magnet-type electric motor to at least the drive wheel, whereby the leaning vehicle starts moving; and after the drive wheel starts to be rotated, the clutch is operated to decrease the distribution ratio of the output power of the permanent-magnet-type electric motor to the drive wheel and increase the distribution ratio of the output power of the permanent-magnet-type electric motor to the engine, whereby the engine is started.