Made in North Korea
A short overview of all the cars, trucks and buses made in North Korea (DPRK). You will find all these vehicles and many more in our history document "Automobiles Made in North Korea".

PAEKTUSAN c. 1979

Made 1970s. Unknown car, probably made by the Pyongsang Auto Works. Name Paektusan translated as Mount Paikdu (Baikdu). Photo from the movie Uliga saneun geoli (1982).

PYONGYANG 4.10, also named KAENGSAENG 88

Made in 1987- 1988. Based on the German Mercedes Benz W201. Name Kaengsaeng translated as Self Reliance. 4.10 was named after a declaration of Kim Il Sung on April 10 1987, that when South Korea was making cars, North Korea could do the same.

KAENGSAENG 88

Made early 1990s. Based on the German Mercedes Benz. It is possible that the car is just a re-badged Mercedes. Name Kaensaeng translated as Self Reliance. Photo made by Japanese tourists in the Three Revolutions Exhibition Hall, January 1995.

TAEPAEKSAN 70

Made from 1970- 1990s. Taepaeksan (Taebaeksan) translated as Mount Taepaek. Made by the Pyongsang Auto Works, Pyongsang. 4x2 truck, 4.5 ton payload. Exists as cargo truck, dumper, box van and tanker truck. Rather unknown truck.

TAEPAEKSAN (2)

Made from 1970s- 1990s. Taepaeksan (Taebaeksan) translated as Mount Taepaek. Made by the Pyongsang Auto Works, Pyongsang. 4x2 truck, 6 ton payload. Exists as cargo truck. Rather unknown truck. Photo Willy Mueller, 2008.

TAEPAEKSAN (3)

Made from 1970s- 1990s. Taepaeksan (Taebaeksan) translated as Mount Taepaek. Made by the Pyongsang Auto Works, Pyongsang. 4x2 truck, 6 ton payload. Exists as cargo truck.

TAEPAEKSAN 96

Made in 2007. Based on the Kamaz 55111. Name Taepaeksan (Taebaeksan) translated as Mount Taepaek. Made by the Pyongsang Auto Works, Pyongsang. 6x4 truck, 13- 15 ton payload, V8-cylinder engine. Exists as heavy dumper.

TAEPAEKSAN TRACTOR TRUCK 2017

Seen in 2017 during a parade, towing a Huasong 14-ICBM rocket. 6x6 tractor truck, rebadged or copied Chinese Howo T7H. Photo North Korean Press.

TAEPAEKSAN MILITARY TRUCK 2018

Seen in February 2018 and in May 2019 during a parade, bearing two rockets. 8x8 truck, seems to be an armoured truck. Probably locally made on the base of a Chinese Howo truck. Photo North Korean Press.

FORWARD CONTROL TRUCK, NOT IDENTIFIED

From the movie Hanpyeongsaeng inmindeulsog-eoso (2007). Seen together with a torpedo front dumper.

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Made in North KoreaA short overview of all the cars, trucks and buses made in North Korea (DPRK). You will find all these vehicles and many more in our history document "Automobiles Made in North Korea".