Tokch'on-Kun
39°45'00"N 126°15'00"E
The Tokch'on Motor Plant in Tokch'on-Kun, South Pyongan Province, and the Maram Kaengsaeng
Plant located close to Pyongsong City and Pyongayang City, South Pyongan Province, are the only
motor vehicle production bases in North Korea. Tractors are produced at the Kumsong Tractor Plant,
Chollima District of Namp"o City, and the Pukchung Machinery Enterprise in Yongch'on-Kun, North
Pyongan Province. The Tokch'on Motor Plant has started producing improved versions of the
Sungli-58 freight trucks (2.5-ton), T'aebaeksan (hauling capacity of 6 tons, production stopped in 1981),
and Chaju (hauling capacity of 30 tons) for the military. It is reported that these have been
converted into vehicles for the delivery of warhead missiles and mobile missile launchers.
Sources and Resources
- : North Korea: Defector Describes DPRK Military Roads : FBIS-EAS-97-364: 30 Dec 1997
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/facility/tokchon.htm
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