Sungri Motor Plant
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Sungri Motor Plant is a 600,000m2 vehicle factory opened in November 1950 as the Tokchon Motor Plant (덕천자동차공장) in the city of Tokchon
(덕천), North Korea
. In 1975, it was renamed Sungri Motor Plant (sungri being the English version of the Korean word for victory). It is most powerful plant of North Korean automotive industry
. In 1980 the annual capacity was reported to be 20,000 units, but in 1996 it produced 150 units only. The plant products a urban and off-road passenger cars, a small, midi and heavy cargo, construction and off-road trucks and a buses. All models are reported to be replicas or derivations of foreign cars.
Sungri was also featured in the video game, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
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Tokchon
Tokchon is a si, or city, in northern South Pyongan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Yongwon and Maengsan to the east, Kujang to the north, Kaechon to the west and Pukchang to the south...
(덕천), North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. In 1975, it was renamed Sungri Motor Plant (sungri being the English version of the Korean word for victory). It is most powerful plant of North Korean automotive industry
Automotive industry in North Korea
The North Korean automobile industry is one of the branches of national economy with production a hundreds times smaller than one in South Korea...
. In 1980 the annual capacity was reported to be 20,000 units, but in 1996 it produced 150 units only. The plant products a urban and off-road passenger cars, a small, midi and heavy cargo, construction and off-road trucks and a buses. All models are reported to be replicas or derivations of foreign cars.
Sungri was also featured in the video game, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is a third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published on January 11, 2005 by LucasArts for PlayStation 2 and Xbox...
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Car models
- Achimkoy (Flower of the morning) - 5 seat sedan, a copy of the GAZ-M20 PobedaGAZ-M20 PobedaThe GAZ-M20 "Pobeda" was a passenger car produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ from 1946 until 1958. It was also licensed to Polish Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych.The first Pobeda was developed in the Soviet Union under chief engineer Andrei A. Liphart...
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- Jaju (자주 - 'Independence' or 'Frequent') - A five seater passenger car. it means self-reliance. Clone of Volkswagen PassatVolkswagen PassatThe Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat and its derivatives have been badged variously as...
- Kaengsaeng (갱생 - 'Rebirth') - A more modified Sungri-4.10 (a Korean GAZ 69 and JeepJeepJeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
combination) of 1968, then moved for production on Pyongsang Auto Works - Paekdusan (백두산 - 'Mount Paekdu') and Pyongyang 4.10 - Clones of a 1980s Mercedes-BenzMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
W124Mercedes-Benz W124W124 is the Mercedes-Benz internal chassis-designation for the 1985 to 1995 version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The W124 models replaced the W123 models after 1985 and were superseded by the W210 E-Class after 1995.-History:...
luxury passenger car. The car is poor quality with doors not shutting properly ect. - Shintaibaik (신태백 - '?')
- Sungri-4.10 - Korean GAZ 69 four-wheel driveFour-wheel driveFour-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...
d car modified by new front end. - Sungri-4.25 - pick-up version of Korean GAZ 69
Truck models
- Kumsusan,Kyomsusang (금수산 - 'Mount Kumsu') - A 40-ton construction truck-dunper of 1979.
- Sonyon - small urban delivery truck of 1990s.
- Sungri-58 (승리 58호 - 'Victory 58') - A clone of the Soviet GAZ-51GAZ-51The GAZ-51 is the best known, most popular, and longest produced Soviet truck. Its first prototypes were produced before the end of World War II, and mass production started in 1946....
(ГАЗ-51) Truck, however with weaker springs. The Sungri-58 also suffers from unusually high fuel consumption due to its crudly copied GAZ-51 carburetor which has been used since 1961. It was first built in 1958. Later Sungri-58KA and Sungri-58NA (4x4) modifications with new cabin are appeared in 1970s. - Sungri-60/10.10) - A large 6x6 truck of 1960,it had a ten ton payload and was used primarily for military purposes. It was featured on a North Korean stamp from 1961.
- Sungri/Jaju-64 - Based on the KrAZKrAZKrAZ is a factory that produces trucks and other special-purpose vehicles in Kremenchuk, Ukraine; particularly heavy-duty off-road models...
256. A 6x4 dump truckDump truckA dump truck is a truck used for transporting loose material for construction. A typical dump truck is equipped with a hydraulically operated open-box bed hinged at the rear, the front of which can be lifted up to allow the contents to be deposited on the ground behind the truck at the site of...
, it has a 10 ton payload and 15-litre V8-cylinder diesel engine. It was featured on a North Korean stamp from 1965. - Sungri/Jaju-82 - A 4x2 multi-purpose truck of 1982, it has a 10 ton payload and a 15-litre V8-cylinder diesel engine. It was featured in a North Korean stamp from 1988.
- Sungrison/Konsor-25 - A 25-ton dumper of 1970.
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Korean car makers
- Economy of North KoreaEconomy of North KoreaThe economy of North Korea is an industrialized and centrally planned economy.North Korea's economy remains one of the world's last centrally planned systems. The role of market allocation is sharply limited – mainly in the rural sector where some peasants sell produce from small private plots....