DIRECTORSMr. Anmol Jain, Mr. Sandeep Dinodia, Directors are retiring by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselvesfor re-appointment.Your Directors recommend the re-appointment of the above said Directors at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTAs required under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act 1956, the Directors state:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the Financial <strong>Year</strong> ended <strong>31</strong>st <strong>March</strong>, <strong>2008</strong>, the applicable Accounting Standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;that the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profitor loss of the company for that period;that the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;that the Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a “going concern” basis.FIXED DEPOSITSDuring the year under review the company has not accepted any Deposit under Sections 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 read with theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.AUDITORSM/s D. R. Barve & Co, Chartered Accountants are proposed for re-appointment as Statutory Auditors of the Company from the conclusion of theensuing Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting. They have given their consent to act as Auditors of theCompany and have further confirmed that their appointment would be in conformity of the provision of Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act,1956. The Board recommends their re-appointment for the approval of members in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.SUBSIDIARY COMPANY100% SUBSIDIARY- LUMAX DK AUTO INDUSTRIES LIMITEDIn accordance with Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 the Audited Statements of the Accounts of the Companies Subsidiary <strong>Lumax</strong> DK<strong>Auto</strong> Industries Limited together with the reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon for the year ended <strong>March</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> are annexed hereto andform part of this Report.CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTThe Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its 100% subsidiary <strong>Lumax</strong> DK <strong>Auto</strong> Industries Limited as prepared in accordancewith the Accounting Standard 21 are annexed hereto and forms part of this Report.MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSISPursuant to the provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, Management Discussion & Analysis is annexed as part of this report separatelyas Annexure - A.OTHER INFORMATIONDisclosure of information regarding Conservation of Energy, Research & Development, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earningand Outgo etc. under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 is annexed separately as Annexure - B. None of the employees were inreceipt of remuneration exceeding the limits prescribed pursuant to Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies(Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 during the year ended <strong>March</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2008</strong>.CORPORATE GOVERNANCEThe report on Corporate Governance together with the Auditor's Certificate regarding the Compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance asstipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is annexed and forms part of this Annual Report as Annexure C.6
<strong>Lumax</strong> <strong>Auto</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong> <strong>Ltd</strong>.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe Directors wish to place on record their sincere thanks to all its highly valued customers, its Technical Collaborators, all other businesspartners, all the Shareholders, Financial Institutions, Banks, Vendors and various Government agencies for their continued support andpatronage.The Board would also like to acknowledge the co-operation & commitment rendered by all the associates & employees of the Company.For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsPlace : GurgaonDated : 28th June <strong>2008</strong>D.K. JAINChairmanMANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSISANNEXURE - Aa) INDUSTRY STRUCTURE , DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOKThe economy has moved decisively to a higher growth phase. Till, few years ago, there was still a debate among informed observers aboutwhether the economy had moved above the 5 to 6 percent average growth seen since the 1980s. There is now no doubt that the economyhas moved to a higher growth plane, with growth in GDP at market prices exceeding 8 percent in every year since 2003-04. The economicgrowth of 9% in 2007-08, faster than the advance estimate of 8.7%, is fully in line with this trend. Agriculture was principally responsible forthe faster growth.(Source: Central Statistical Organisation) However, the auto component industry turnover increased from $15 Billion inthe year 2006-07 to $ 18 Billion in the year 2007-08 registering a growth of 20% over the previous year. (Source: ACMA)AUTO AND AUTO COMPONENT INDUSTRYA well developed transport network indicates a well developed economy. For rapid development a well-developed and well-knittransportation system is essential. As India's transport network is developing at a fast pace, Indian <strong>Auto</strong>mobile Industry is growing too. Also,the <strong>Auto</strong>mobile industry has strong backward and forward linkages and hence provides employment to a large section of the population.Thus the role of <strong>Auto</strong>mobile Industry is very important in Indian Economy. Various kinds of vehicles are produced by the <strong>Auto</strong>mobileIndustry. India <strong>Auto</strong>mobile Industry includes the manufacture of trucks, buses, passenger cars, defense vehicles, two-wheelers, etc.However, after seven straight years of growth, automobile sales slumped by 4.70% to 96.48 Lacs units in 2007-08 against the previousfinancial year's 101 Lacs units. The industry was largely impacted by the steep decline in the two wheelers sales, which commands 75%market share, being dropped by 7.92% to 72.48 Lacs units in FY 08 against the previous years 78.72 Lacs unit. The industry plagued byhigh interest rates hitting local consumer demand, a credit squeeze and rising input costs, however, reported a robust growth of 22.44% inexports.The Indian automobile component industry is emerging as a world-classoutsourcing destination for global auto majors. The Indian automobilecomponent industry is fully equipped to deliver compelling value to theworld in design, engineering and component manufacture. Theopportunity for India is to plug into all aspects of the global value chain. Ithas also the opportunity and the potential to dramatically increase itsshare of global automobile market.The present size of the <strong>Auto</strong> Components industry in India is estimatedat US $18 Billion. It has been growing at a CAGR 27.2% p.a. for last fiveyears which is highest in the Industrial Sector.b) OPPORTUNITIES & THREATSIndia holds huge potential in the automobile sector including theautomobile component sector owing to its technological, cost andmanpower advantage. Further, India has a well-developed, globallycompetitive <strong>Auto</strong> Ancillary Industry and established automobile testing and R&D centers. The country enjoys natural advantage and isamong the lowest cost producers of steel in the world. The current scenario offers huge growth opportunities for <strong>Auto</strong> Component Industryin India and abroad and for your Company in particular.The area of major competition for the Indian <strong>Auto</strong> Industry is in the component sector. Firstly, global sourcing of components from Chinabrings savings of nearly 17-20% as against the 15% - 17% in the case of India which is mainly due to their scale economies, lower powercosts, reduced freight, local government concessions, lower transactional costs etc. With the increasing competition from global OEM's,Indian Component exporters might lose out in the price wars, if they start with higher base. Further, the structure of the component industryin India shows a largely fragmented industry (implying low scale operations). Hence the Chinese dragon could eat away a diverse set ofsmall and medium enterprise in India through low cost imports of components (primarily in low end, low technology parts). The otherchallenges being faced by the <strong>Auto</strong> Component Industry is presence of Counterfeit Components, Rising Input Costs, Higher Interest rates,continuous pressure from OEM's to reduce prices.7