The Hyundai Accent is a car manufactured by the South Korean automaker Hyundai. It is sold as the Verna in South Korea. It is also sold as the Hyundai Excel in Australia. Excel is the name used by Accent’s predecessor. Hyundai replaced Accent with Verna in South Korea in 2000. Accent-branded cars are still sold in many countries around the world.

Hyundai came to India after the liberalization of the Indian economy. The company designed its first Hyundai Santro car in the country. He hired film actor Shahrukh Khan as a brand ambassador for Santro and popular with Indian car buyers.

Hyundai has been very successful in the Indian market. The company has become the second largest automaker in India after market leader Maruti Suzuki. One of the reasons for the company’s success is the launch of small cars in India. As most Indians do not own a car and people are price conscious, small cars are sold in greater numbers in the country.

Over the years Hyundai has introduced many models like Accent, i10, 120, Sonata Transform, Sonata Embera and Hyundai Tucson for the Indian market. Of these, Santro has been a bestseller. was awarded as the best in the compact segment in the Vehicle Reliability Study conducted by JD Power Asia Pacific in 2008. Hyundai has plans to gradually replace its successful Santro car with i10. The i10 small car has also been successful in the Indian car market. Hyundai is also likely to launch another i30 model on the market soon.

Hyundai has continued to release new versions of its Accent car. The company launched the LPG variant in May 2009. The eco-friendly car comes with a factory-fitted LPG kit. The car’s LPG gas kit has been approved by the Department of Explosives (DOE) and the Automotive Research Authority of India. The new Accent is powered by a 1.5 liter engine. Its powertrain is paired with a 5-speed manual transmission. According to Hyundai, the new car hyundai accent Eco has the lowest greenhouse gas emission. The car has an engine immobilizer for greater passenger safety.