Toyota's Prius is Top Seller in Japan

Updated from 2:24 a.m. EDT

TOKYO -- Toyota's(TM Quote) Prius was ranked the No. 1 selling vehicle in Japan for May, clinching the top spot in the domestic market for the first time.

The revamped Prius debuted last month. Toyota sold 10,915 of the hybrid cars in May in Japan, more than a fivefold increase from the previous month, according to data released Thursday by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

Honda's(HMC Quote) new hybrid, the Insight, slipped to third place with 8,183 units sold after nabbing the top spot in April. ...