Dilip Chhabria
Dilip Chhabria is an Indian car designer and the founder of DC Design. He designed and manufactured DC Avanti & DC TCA, considered India's first sports car.Biography
Dilip Chhabria graduated with a bachelor degree in commerce. In a 2015 interview, he said that he had seen an advertisement in a car magazine and decided to become a car designer. He then studied in the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, US.
After graduating, he worked for General Motors. He returned to India to start a workshop in Marol. His first product was a ring shaped horn for the Premier Padmini.
In 2002, he was hired by the Kinetic Engineering Limited to design a limited edition scooter. In 2006, he tied up with Exim Star of ETA Star Group to form a new company, DCStar. It was set up in Dubai to produce custom cars. In 2009, he designed a concept car for the Coca-Cola Company to promote the energy drink Burn in India. In 2011, he designed the REVA NXR electric car for Mahindra & Mahindra. In 2012, Air Works India tied up with Chhabria to design airplane interiors. In 2013, he was hired by Siddhi Vinayak Logistics to design the buses for their luxury bus service. In 2014, he designed custom luxury buses for Girikand Logistics. In 2015, he launched the DC Avanti.
In 2010, he launched the DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies with the D. Y. Patil group.
