Hyundai Kona, also known as Hyundai Encino in China and Hyundai Kauai in Portugal, is a crossover SUV produced by Hyundai since 2017. In China, the Hyundai Encino was appeared in the market in April, 2018, and later in September, 2019, new facelift Hyundai Encino was released. In November, 2019, Hyundai Encino Electric edition, which was the second electric car from Hyundai after the Ioniq, was released in the Chinese market.
In 2023, the 2nd generation Hyundai Kona was released with code name SX2, however, it was discontinued in China due to unsatisfactory sales status. According to the sales statistics, only 611 Hyundai Encino cars were sold out in 2011, what’s worse, total 12,471 Hyundai Encino were sold out in China from 2018 to 2021. Meanwhile, because of the good sales in the U.S., Europe, Canada and South Korea, the 2nd generation Kona was released in these countries.
As for Hyundai Encino diecast model, there is only one 1/18 scale Encino diecast model released, it is the replica model of Hyundai Encino produced by Beijing Hyundai joint venture in 2018
If you are interested in the 1st generation Hyundai Encino/Kona diecast model, here is the product link: 2018 Hyundai Encino/ Kona/ Kauai 1:18 Scale Diecast SUV Model, three different colors including white, gray and yellow(green) are available to meet different buyers’ needs.