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.

For diecast car collectors or car owners, both 2016 hyundai verna diecast model and 2017 Hyundai Reina diecast models are for sale at our store, product links are below.

2016 Hyundai Verna 1:18 Scale Diecast Car Model Orange

2017 Hyundai Reina Diecast Car Model 1:18 Scale

If you have read our previous post, 5th Generation Hyundai Verna(YC) Diecast Model for Collection, you should know its relationship. Let’s explain it again at here simply.

4^th generation Hyundai Verna released in 2010 have the Chinese name Hyundai Ruina,but the Chinese name of the 5^th generation Hyundai Verna released in 2016 was changed from Hyundai Ruina to Hyundai Yuena. In 2017, new Hyundai Ruina with new English nameplate Hyundai Reina was released and on sale in September 2017 in China and is the first car produced in Beijing Hyundai’s Chongqing plant. However, Since 2019, the Reina is sold as the Hyundai Verna in Latin American markets such as Costa Rica, Chile and Peru.

With the release of new Hyundai Reina in 2017, its 1/18 scale diecast model is also available for fans collection, model pictures are below.

Two different colors including golden and champagne are available, its function is the same as most 1/18 scale diecast car models such as openable car doors, trunk and bonnet.

Hyundai Reina was already suspend production in China, I am afraid there is no new Hyundai Reina diecast model released, so this is the only one Hyundai Reina model shared with collectors.