Sungri Motor Plant
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 meaning victory in Korean). It is the most powerful plant of the North Korean automotive industry. In 1980, the annual capacity was reported to be 20,000 units, but in 1996 it produced only 150 units. The plant produces urban and off-road passenger cars, small, medium, and heavy cargo, as well as construction and off-road trucks and buses. All models are reported to be replicas or derivations of foreign cars.[1]
Sungri was also featured in the video game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.[2]
Car models
- Achimkoy (Flower of the morning) - 5 seat sedan, a copy of the GAZ-M20 Pobeda.[3]
- ? (Construction)[1]
- Jaju (자주 - 'Independence' or 'Frequent') - A five seat passenger car.[1] it means self-reliance. Clone of Volkswagen Passat
- Kaengsaeng (갱생 - 'Rebirth') - A more modified Sungri-4.10 (a Korean GAZ 69 and Jeep combination) of 1968, then moved for production on Pyongsang Auto Works.[1]
- Paekdusan (백두산 - 'Mount Paekdu') and Pyongyang 4.10 - Clones of a 1980s Mercedes-Benz W124 luxury passenger car.[1]
- Shintaibaik (신태백 - '?')[1]
- Sungri-4.10 - Korean GAZ 69 four-wheel drive car modified with new front end.
- Sungri-4.25 - Pick-up version of Korean GAZ 69.[1]
Truck models
- Kumsusan,Kyomsusang (금수산 - 'Mount Kumsu') - A 40 ton construction truck-dumper of 1979.[1]
- Sonyon - Small urban delivery truck of 1990s.
- Sungri-58 (승리 58호 - 'Victory 58')[1] - A clone of the Soviet GAZ-51 (ГАЗ-51) Truck, however with weaker springs. The Sungri-58 also suffers from unusually high fuel consumption due to its crudely copied GAZ-51 carburetor which has been used since 1961.[4] [5] It was first built in 1958.[6] 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 has a ten ton payload and was used primarily for military purposes. It was featured on a North Korean stamp from 1961.[7]
- Sungri/Jaju-64 - Based on the KrAZ 256. A 6x4 dump truck, it has a 10 ton payload and 15-litre V8-cylinder diesel engine. It was featured on a North Korean stamp from 1965.[8]
- 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.[9]
- Sungrison/Konsor-25 - A 25 ton dumper of 1970.
Bus models
- Chollima bus - A bus of 1970s.
- Chungsong bus - A bus of 1980s.
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