Made as prototype in July 1960. Name Sungri (Synri, Sungli, Sungni) translated as Victory. Made by the Sungri General Auto Works, Tokchon. 6x6 truck, 6 ton payload, engine unknown. Exists as cargo truck. Probably no production. Seen on stamp in 1961. '10.10' is the October 10th foundation date of the Korean Workers'Party.
Made from 1979 till present. Successor of the Sungri 61. Name Sungri (Synri, Sungli, Sungni) translated as Victory. Made by the Sungri General Auto Works, Tokchon. 4x4 truck, 2 ton payload, 3.5-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine. Exists as cargo truck. In Army use. New batch seen at 60 year's celebration of DPRK in 2008. Seen on stamp in 2000. Photo Heikki Majara, Pyongyang 1997.
Made from 1958- 1979. Based on Russian GAZ 51. Name Sungri (Synri, Sungli, Sungni) translated as Victory. Made by the Sungri General Auto Works, Tokchon. 4x2 truck, 2 ton payload, 3.5-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine. Exists as cargo truck, bus conversion, fire truck, and truck tractor. Often seen powered by gas generator (wood convertor). Most important North Korean truck for years. Photo Shon Ellerton, 2003.
Made from 1979 till mid-1990s. Successor of the Sungri 58. Name Sungri (Synri, Sungli, Sungni) translated as Victory. Made by the Sungri General Auto Works, Tokchon. 4x2 truck, 2.5 ton payload, 3.5-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine. Exists as cargo truck, truck tractor. Often seen powered by gas generator (wood convertor). Present production status unknown. Photo Eckart Dege, 2008.
Made from 1973. Made by the Pyongyang Trolleybus Works (uncertain). Two-axle small bus. Photo Frühtau, 2007.
Made early 1990s. Based on the German Mercedes Benz. It is possible that the car is just a re-badged Mercedes. Name Paektusan translated as Mount Paikdu (Baikdu). Photo made by Japanese tourists in the Three Revolutions Exhibition Hall, January 1995.
Made from 1968- 1985. Based on the GAZ 69/ GAZ 69A. Name Kaengsaeng translated as Self Reliance. Made by the Pyongsang Auto Works, Pyongsang. 4x4 cross country vehicle, 8 seats 4-door: left 1 door, right 2 doors, rear 1 door, 2.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine. Still widely in use. Photo Eckart Dege, 2008.
Made between 1958-1970. Based on Sungri 58 truck. Name Sungri (Synri, Sungli, Sungni) translated as Victory. Made by the Sungri General Auto Works, Tokchon; refitted into a bus by a local workshop. 4x2 bus, 3.5-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine. Photo Nick Bonner, Koryo Tours 2012.
Made from 2010. Name Kumgangsan translated as Mount Kumgang. Made by the Phyongun Jungsong Joint Venture Company, Songyo Municipality, Pyongyang. Photos show several different buses, probably skd. Real production unknown. Phyongun Jungsong is a joint venture between the DPRK Capital City Passenger Traffic Guidance Bureau and the Dandong China-DPRK Frontier Trade Company Ltd.
Made around 2013 or somewhat earlier. Update of the original 61NA, but with two wheel drive. Name Sungri (Synri, Sungli, Sungni) translated as Victory. Made by the Sungri General Auto Works, Tokchon. 4x2 truck, 2.5 ton payload, 3.5-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine. Exists as cargo truck. In Army use. Photo August 2013.
Seen since 2013. Chinese FAW Besturn B50, first series (CA7165), rebadged Chinese vehicles or locally skd produced. Name Hwiparam (Hwipharam, Hviparam, Hweepaaram, Fiparam) translated as Whistle. From the Pyonghwa Auto Works, Nampo. Sedan, 4-door, 5-seat, 4600mm, 1.6-litre 76 kW gasoline engine.
