Charles Deutsch (1911–1980) was a French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, founder of the brand "DB" with René Bonnet, and later of the "CD".

[1] The young Deutsch proceeded to learn his father's business from the ground up, a knowledge set complemented by a degree from the prestigious École Polytechnique.

After the breakup of the company, Deutsch proceeded to build a small number of lightweight, aerodynamic, front-wheel drive sports cars under the CD (sometimes referred to as CD-Panhard, since they depended on Panhard engines).

He used the ground-effect on race cars ten years before Chaparral and his #53 entry from "Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet" won the "Index of Performance" trophy at the 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Although Deutsch died in 1980, Sera-CD continues research and development to this day, from light to heavy vehicles using conventional and hybrid propulsion technology.