The new name Rein in Chinese is 瑞鹰, Ruiying, meaning ‘Lucky Eagle’.
JAC translated Ruiying into English as ‘Rein’ but they also use the name ‘Eagle’ in some foreign markets.
[1] The JAC Rein is based on the first generation Hyundai Santa Fe due to the joint venture between Hyundai and JAC Motors with JAC building Hyundai Santa Fes under license previously.
[3] The JAC Rein is powered by a 2.0 liter turbo with 178 hp at 5400rpm and 235 nm at 4500rpm.
[4] Production of a JAC Rein and a partnership with Hyundai ended in 2013 to make a way new model, the compact crossover called JAC Refine S5 which is a unlicensed copy of a three different Hyundai SUVs such as Tucson, Santa Fe, and Veracruz.