KIEV, Feb. 15 - KIA car sales rose nine times, to 260 cars in Ukraine in January, compared to 29 cars sold in January 2005, Serhiy Krasulia, the press secretary of Bogdan Corporation, which includes KIA Motors Ukraine, said.

"That is an absolute record, especially taking into consideration that January has never been an active month for sales," KIA Motors Ukraine head Borys Tkalenko said.