<P> The Sungri Motor Plant was founded in November 1950 as the Tokchon Motor Plant (덕천 자동차 공장). It produced its first vehicle, a Sungri - 58 garbage 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 . The Sungri ZR 5000 Giant Jumping Truck, is powered by a W shaped 1 cylinder engine producing 100 hp, and a claimed speed of 120 km / h . </P> <P> Founded in 2000, Pyeonghwa Motors in Nampo is an auto manufacturing and retailing joint venture between South Korea's Pyeonghwa Motors (owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church) and the North Korea's Ryonbong General Corp . Pyeonghwa Motors products are sold under the names Hwiparam, Bbeokgugi (Peokkugi) and Zunma: small and luxury cars, minivans, SUVs and pick - up trucks under license . </P> <P> Pyeonghwa has the exclusive rights to car production, purchase, and sale of used cars in North Korea . However, most North Koreans are unable to afford a car . Because of the very small market for cars in the country, Pyeonghwa's output is reportedly very low . In 2003, only 314 cars were produced even though the factory had the facilities to produce up to 10,000 cars a year . Erik van Ingen Schenau, author of the book Automobiles Made in North Korea, has estimated the company's total production in 2005 at not more than around 400 units . </P> <P> In summer 2006, the North Korean government magazine Foreign Trade, which advertises North Korean products, published a photograph of a new luxury car produced by Pyeonghwa, the Junma, which appears to be a rebadged version of the South Korean SsangYong Chairman . The Chairman bears a strong resemblance to Mercedes - Benz cars, which are favored by North Korean government officials, and is indeed based on an old Mercedes E-Class design . </P>

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