DC Design

DC Design is an Indian design firm from Mumbai which is noted for their concept cars and prototypes. The firm, founded in 1993, is headed by designer Dilip Chhabria, and under a contract with Ford Motor Company built the first Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage prototype featured at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show.[1]

The company also builds custom special order vehicles,[2] such as a modified Porsche Cayenne coupe,[3] and a modified Rolls Royce coupe.[4] In August 2006, the company announced a partnership with Eximstar, an ETA Group company, to build a 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) production facility in Dubai.[5] The facility, scheduled to open in 2007, will produce custom luxury cars.

References

  1. ^ Basu, Indrajit (2003-09-03). "India's auto industry comes of age". Asia Times. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EI03Df01.html. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 
  2. ^ "Chhabria's cars big hit at Motor show". The Economic Times. 2005-12-13. http://www1.economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=1329304. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  3. ^ "Exclusive: The 2-door Porsche Cayenne". Motor Authority. 2006-10-10. http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/porsche/exclusive-the-2-door-porsche-cayenne/. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 
  4. ^ "The DC designed Rolls Royce coupe". Motor Authority. 2006-10-12. http://www.motorauthority.com/news/coupes/the-dc-designed-rolls-royce-coupe/. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 
  5. ^ "Dilip Chhabria Design ties up with ETA's Eximstar". The Hindu. 2006-08-21. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/08/22/stories/2006082203980200.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 

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