Article: Amid record sales, Subaru boss seeks green.(NEWS)(Ikuo Mori)

Byline: Hans Greimel

Subaru is shrugging off the American auto meltdown with a prediction of two straight years of record U.S. sales. But to stay competitive in the long run, Subaru's lineup needs hybrids and other green technology, says the automaker's global brand president.

U.S. sales this year will top the brand's record of 200,703 set in 2006 and will rise again next year, said Ikuo Mori, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., which makes Subaru vehicles.

Sales got a boost from the cash-for-clunkers program and from the summer rollout of the redesigned Legacy sedan and Outback wagon, he said.

"We can expect a sales record this ...

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