We have introduced the difference between Hyundai Celesta and Hyundai Elantra Yuedong in previous post, Relationship Between Hyundai Celesta and Hyundai Elantra Yuedong, and today we will introduce another Hyundai car named as Hyundai Verna which is also confused by many people.
Firstly, we will introduce the development of Hyundai Verna, some people would not be familiar with this vehicle, however, they would be familiar with another Hyundai vehicle named as Hyundai Accent which was released in 1993 with code name X3 as its first generation product.
The names of Hyundai Accent are different in many countries, for example, it is named as Hyundai Pony in France, Hyundai Excel in Australia,Hyundai Brio in Puerto Rico and so on. What’s more, the first generation Hyundai Accent was produced in China with the name Yueda-Kia Qianlima.
In 2010, the 4th generation Hyundai Accent was released at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show, and it was named as Hyundai Verna, along with its Chinese name, Ruina. Please remember its Chinese name is Ruina at this time. In August, 2010, Hyundai Verna sedan was available in the Chinese market while later in December, 2010, Hyundai Verna hatchback was released as the 2011 edition Verna.
In 2017, a new Hyundai car named as Hyundai Reina was manufactured in China by Beijing Hyundai joint venture. Surprisingly, the car with different names, Verna and Reina, has the same Chinese name Ruina. In the Hyundai sedan lineup in China, Hyundai Reina is slightly under the Verna. However, in some Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Chile and Peru, the Reina is sold as the Hyundai Verna.
The Chinese name Ruina was changed from Hyundai Verna to Hyundai Reina in 2017, what about the new released Hyundai Verna? YES, a new Chinese name, Yuena, was given to Hyundai Verna released in 2016.
In short, on the one hand, Hyundai Verna in China produced between 2010 and 2016 was named as Hyundai Ruina, and later Hyundai Verna’s Chinese name was changed to Yuena, on the other hand, Chinese name Hyundai Ruina was changed from Hyundai Verna to Hyundai Ruina, which was discontinued in 2020, China.
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