{"id":14816,"date":"2026-06-30T17:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autohellas.gr\/?p=14816"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:29:18","slug":"avatr-signs-partnership-with-autohellas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autohellas.gr\/en\/avatr-signs-partnership-with-autohellas\/","title":{"rendered":"AVATR Signs Partnership with AUTOHELLAS Group to Accelerate Southern European Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AVATR Technology sealed an exclusive distribution agreement with Autohellas Group at a signing ceremony held in Munich. Yang Fan, Senior Director of Overseas Development at AVATR and Georgios Vassilakis, Owner of Autohellas, attended the event alongside core teams from both parties to witness the launch of this strategic partnership. The cooperation marks a milestone breakthrough for AVATR\u2019s footprint in Southern Europe and speeds up the brand\u2019s global rollout strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming collaboration represents a pivotal move for AVATR to enter the premium electric vehicle segment in Southern Europe and advance its global strategy. Boasting supportive new<br \/>\nenergy policies and robust consumption potential, Greece will serve as AVATR\u2019s core foothold for its Southern European market entry. On one hand, drawing on the region\u2019s sound new energy infrastructure and solid premium consumer base, AVATR will cultivate the premium intelligent EV niche in Greece and build standardized sales, delivery and after-sales systems to lay a solid<br \/>\noperational foundation for brand\u2019s European presence. On the other hand, taking Greece as its regional key-market, AVATR will expand its business to Western Balkan countries and steadily\u00a0 broaden its market reach across Southern and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>AUTOHELLAS, based on its long-standing know-how, experience in premium branding, wide base of individual and fleet customers, resources and presence in the automotive and mobility<br \/>\nservices market, is committed to ensuring top-tier and high-quality services to its customers, enhancing their experience with the brand at every touchpoint. Its extensive network and full<br \/>\nrange of offered mobility services will embrace the ultra-premium character of the AVATR models and build a unique customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>AVATR launch in Greece is expected in the beginning of 2027 with the market entry of the ultra premium midsize SUV AVATR 07L and the intelligent &amp; powerful Shooting Brake AVATR 06T.<\/p>\n<p>About AVATR<br \/>\nAVATR is a premium intelligent electric vehicle brand backed by Changan Automobile, one of China\u2019s central state-owned automotive groups. Leading Design, Advanced Intelligence and User Centricity are our core values. Building on Changan Automobile\u2019s manufacturing expertise and CATL\u2019s breakthroughs in battery technology while integrating leading global intelligent driving technology, AVATR has established a strategic presence in two countries and three key locations: Chongqing and Shanghai in China and Munich in Germany, bringing global users more intelligent, safer, and more comfortable new luxury mobility experience.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding AUTOHELLAS Group<br \/>\nAutohellas was founded in 1966 by Theodore Vassilakis and was listed in the Athens Stock Exchange in 1999. It operates in short-term rentals (Rent a Car), long-term rentals (Fleet management \/ Operating Leasing), car import and distribution, and has an extensive network of retail sales of new and used cars. The Group is headquartered and has the majority of its activities in the Greek market. However, it has a growing international presence in short-term and long-term car rentals in Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia. Autohellas Group has a fleet of over 65,000 cars, its balance sheet assets exceed \u20ac1.8 billion, and its revenues reached \u20ac1.034 billion in 2025. The Group employs more than 1,800 people. Vassilakis family controls the majority of the shares of the listed company and is the major shareholder and managing partner of \u201cAegean Airlines\u201d, the flagship airline company in Greece, also listed in the Athens Stock Exchange since 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVATR Technology sealed an exclusive distribution agreement with Autohellas Group at a signing ceremony [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AVATR Signs Partnership with AUTOHELLAS Group to Accelerate Southern European Expansion - Autohellas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autohellas.gr\/en\/avatr-signs-partnership-with-autohellas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AVATR Signs Partnership with AUTOHELLAS Group to Accelerate Southern European Expansion - 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