Special Report

The World’s Most Innovative Car Companies

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Peugeot
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: 44,680 — 10th out of 10
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -90.4% — from 1,365 in ’18 to 131 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: Not available

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Porsche (Volkswagen)
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -94.8% — from 2,994 in ’18 to 157 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: Not available

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Renault
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -99.5% — from 2,897 in ’18 to 14 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: 9,596 — 10th out of 10
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: Not available

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Subaru
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -92.9% — from 2,625 in ’18 to 187 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: Not available
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: Not available

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Toyota
> Cumulative patents filed since 2011: 384,349 — 1th out of 10
> Chg. in auto patent-filing: -92.9% — from 49,292 in ’18 to 3,491 in ’20
> Total EV patents filed since 2011: 126,155 — 1st out of 10
> Autonomous tech patents filed since 2011: 12,821 — 2nd out of 10

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