page_title: Sungri Motor Plant
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sungri Motor Plant / History
caption_attribution_description: SUNGRI 58 NORTH KOREAN TRUCK (BASED ON A RUSSIAN DESIGN)IN PYONGYANG CITY DPRK NORTH KOREA OCT 2012
context_page_description: Sungri Motor Plant is a 600,000 m² vehicle factory in the city of Tokchon, North Korea. It was the most capable plant of the North Korean automotive industry before being surpassed by Pyeonghwa Motors. The plant produces urban and off-road passenger cars, small, medium, and heavy cargo, as well as haulage construction and off-road trucks and buses.
  All models are reported to be replicas or derivations of foreign cars. Vehicles are generally for civilian and commercial use, as government officials favour foreign imports and the armed forces have their own facilities.
  On Nov 20, 2017, Kim Jong Un was reported to have visited and provided site guidance at the Sungri Motor Plant.
context_section_description: The Sungri Motor Plant was founded in November 1950 as the Tokchon Motor Plant (덕천자동차공장). It produced its first vehicle, a Sungri-58 truck, in 1958. In 1975, the plant was renamed Sungri Motor Plant (sungri meaning victory in Korean). In 1980, annual production was reported by the government to be 20,000 units per year, however the rate was more likely between 6,000 and 7,000 units per year. In 1996 production was crippled due to the country's economic difficulties, with approximately 150 units produced.
caption: The Sungri-58 truck
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