KIEV, Jan. 22 ??“ Ukraine??™s new car sales, led by Western- and Asian-designed cars, rose by 39.7% on the year to 371,019 cars in 2006, AUTO-Consulting, a Kiev-based consultancy group, reported Monday.

The group said that along with growth in the number of sold cars, the Ukrainian car market changed in terms of quality after the introduction of Euro-2 requirements from July 1, 2006.