▁market ▁for ▁the ▁passenger / ut ility ▁cars ▁had ▁dram atically ▁dropped , ▁after ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁law ▁( as ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁interpreted ▁in ▁ways ▁that ▁allowed ▁lux ury ▁SU V ’ s ▁to ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁" tr uck s "). ▁This ▁evolution ▁was ▁a ▁dis aster ▁for ▁most ▁Greek ▁companies ▁producing ▁such ▁vehicles , ▁including ▁A ▁Ell ados . ▁The ▁company ▁ceased ▁operations , ▁after ▁ 6 , 6 2 0 ▁vehicles ▁had ▁been ▁produced , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁( 6 , 0 2 1 ) ▁being ▁Sc out / Am ico ▁ 1 2 7 ’ s . ▁Its ▁facilities ▁were ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁by ▁Aut ome cc an ica , ▁a ▁company ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁by ▁former ▁A ▁Ell ados ▁execut ives . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁L . S . ▁Sk arts is ▁and ▁G . A . ▁Av ram id is , ▁" M ade ▁in ▁Greece ", ▁Typ or ama , ▁Pat ras , ▁Greece ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁( rep ub lished ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁Pat ras ▁Science ▁Park , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁L . S . ▁Sk arts is , ▁" G reek ▁Ve h icle ▁& ▁Machine ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁to ▁present : ▁A ▁P ict orial ▁History ", ▁Mar athon ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁( e Book ) ▁ ▁E . ▁R oup a ▁and ▁E