Not only did Toyota’s redesigned Prius hybrid outsell Honda’s Insight hybrid in Japan last month, it was the best-selling vehicle in that nation. Priuspg-horizontal Toyota sold 10,915 Priuses in May in Japan, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, vs. Honda’s 8,183 Insights. It was the second-consecutive month that a gasoline-electric hybrid was Japan’s top seller. In the U.S., where the new Prius is yet to hit showrooms, Toyota sold 10,091 of the familar version last month, and Honda sold 2,780 Insights. Neither was among the 20 top-selling cars in the U.S. market, according to sales tracker Autodata. In Japan, Toyota factories are working overtime to make more third-generation Priuses, Automotive News reports. Toyota is making 50,000 cars a month at two plants, a pace that’s 50% higher than Toyota’s sales target. Workers are drawing overtime at one plant making the car and workers are being recalled from furlough to make Priuses at others. Toyota has orders for about 140,000 Prisues in Japan, Automotive News said. In the U.S., Toyota still has no plans to restart building a plant near Tupelo, Miss., that was going to make the new Prius.

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