"The special function of the private car is perfect and can be thoroughly trusted,", the deputy spokesperson for the Workers' Party said, calling it "clear proof" that North Korea's friendship was ...

Visitors to North Korea have documented how the fleet of Volvo 144s are still running around Pyongyang. It’s somewhat like the classic cars still going strong in Cuba, another famously insular ...

When it agreed on a deal to buy 1,000 Volvos from Sweden, upon receiving them, North Korea refused to pay. Footage of the 1,000 cars the country ordered has recently gone viral online, labelled ...

Many of North Korea's imported vehicles arrive through dubious channels, often via China and other friendly nations. Not many people own cars in North Korea, with walking and bicycling being most ...

The Russian-made car was delivered to Kim for his ‘personal use’, North Korea’s state-run KCNA says. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un met Russian President Vladimir Putin on a visit to ...

The car was delivered to North Korea by the Russian side Feb. 18, according to a report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency. Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, “courteously conveyed Kim Jong ...

Used car prices have skyrocketed in the North Korean border city of Hyesan since smuggling operations were suspended in ...

Pictures shared by North Korean media showed him standing near a Mercedes Maybach GLS 600, the top model of the car’s facelifted version launched in South Korea in April. The car is priced ...

Contrary to various commentaries and reporting about this being a complete reversal of policy, private car ownership has technically been legal in North Korea for decades. Article 58 of North ...

North Korea says it has repaired a damaged destroyer and launched the ship in the presence of leader Kim Jong Un.