Sungri Motor Plant

Infobox Korean name
hangul=승리자동차공장
hanja=勝利自動車工場
rr=Seung-ri Ja-dong-cha Gong-jang
mr=Sŭng-ri Cha-dong-ch'a Kong-jang

Sungri Motor Plant was opened in November 1950 as Tokchon Motor Plant (덕천자동차공장) in the city of Tokchon (덕천), North Korea. It was renamed "Sungri Motor Plant" in 1975. In 1980 the annual capacity was reported to be 20,000 units, but in 1996 it only produced 150 units. All car models are reported to be replicas of foreign cars.

Car models

* Construction
* Jaju (자주 - 'Independence' or 'Frequent')
* Paikdusan (백두산 - 'Mount Paikdu', a Clone of a Mercedes-Benz)
* Kaengsaeng (갱생 - 'Rebirth' - A Jeep)
* Shintaibaik (신태백 - '?')

Truck models

* Kumsusan (금수산 - 'Mount Kumsu', a 40-ton construction Truck)
* Sungri-58 (승리 58호 - 'Victory 58', a clone of the Soviet GAZ-51 (ГАЗ-51) Truck)
* Sungri-425 (승리 425호 - 'Victory' 425)

ee also

* List of Korea-related topics
* List of Korean car makers
* Economy of North Korea

External links

* [http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200202/200202050269.html Article in the South Korean newspaper Chosunilbo]