KIEV, Feb. 22 ??“ Ukrainian car manufacturers will probably produce 500,000 passenger cars annually in 2015, up from 192,000 cars produced in 2005, according to a forecast drafted by the Industry Ministry.

The forecast incorporates plans by Ukraine??™s leading car manufactures, such as Eurocar, a producer of Volkswagen cars, ZAZ, producer of Opel, Daewoo and Tavria cars, and other firms.