In April, Honda reported that its new Insight hybrid vehicle was not just the best selling car in Japan for that month, but also the first hybrid car to take that honor. But Toyota fought back, and now has released its all-new 2010 Prius hybrid in Japan, and it looks like there was lots of demand for the popular hybrid, because despite the month still unfinished, the Prius shot to #1 in sales, above the Honda Fit in second place and Honda Insight in third place.
The Prius posted 10,915 units in May, in Japan more than twice the 5,079 units sold in May 2008 and compared to 1,952 units in April 2009, according to the JADA data. In the US, Toyota reported 10,091 units of the Prius sold in May. From April 2008 to March 2009, the Prius ranked number five in new car sales, with 70,618 units, according to JADA.
