KIEV, Sept. 23 - Winner Imports Ukraine, the official importer of Volvo to Ukraine, plans to double auto sales in 2006 to more than 500 cars.

The company is planning to sell 250 Volvos this year (compared to 202 in 2004) and "next year we are planning to sell more than 500 cars" Volvo car sales and market manager Vitaliy Kartashov said at a press conference on Wednesday.