DC Design is an Indian design firm from Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 which is noted for their concept cars and prototypes. The firm, founded in 1993, is headed by designer Dilip Chhabria

Dilip Chhabria

Dilip Chhabria is an Indian automobile designer. He is the founder of DC Design.-Biography:He is qualified in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, U.S. and worked with General Motors USA in their Design Centre...

, and under a contract with Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...

 built the first Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage

Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005)

The Aston Martin V8 Vantage and the Aston Martin V12 Vantage are a series of hand built sports cars from the British manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has previously used the "Vantage" name on high performance variants of their existing GT models, notably on the Virage-based car of the 1990s....

 prototype featured at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show

North American International Auto Show

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The company also builds custom special order vehicles, such as a modified Porsche Cayenne coupe, and a modified Rolls Royce coupe. In August 2006, the company announced a partnership with Eximstar, an ETA Group company, to build a 500000 square feet (46,451.5 m²) production facility in Dubai

Dubai

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. The facility, scheduled to open in 2007, will produce custom luxury cars.