Companies in the high tech, such as Apple, Google and Samsung dominate again the annual ranking of the 50 most innovative companies in the world, while the auto industry is in decline. Larry Page (Google), Tim Cook (Apple), Boo-Keun Yoon (Samsung Group).
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The high-tech companies, particularly those related to the internet, again dominate the annual ranking of the 50 most innovative companies in the world, while the auto industry is in decline.
According to the classification established by the consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), published on Tuesday, October 28, seven of the ten most innovative companies in the world belong to the field of high-tech. And 12 are in the top 20 of the rankings.
The leading trio remains virtually unchanged: behind Apple, unbeatable for 10 years on the top of the podium, Google returns at the expense of the Korean Samsung which lost the second place last year.
Microsoft and IBM IT groups are next in the charts, followed in sixth position by the retail giant Amazon online, which is also looking to expand into multimedia.
The automotive sector, which last year placed three companies in the top 10 and nine in the top 20, on the other hand, sees his star fade: only two manufacturers still among the ten most companies considered the most innovative: the Japanese Toyota Motor, up from 5th to 8th place, and the California electric car manufacturer Tesla, which jumped him from 41st to 7th place. And in the first 20 places in the ranking, there are only four names in the automobile.
Groups in emerging countries increase
If American groups remain highly dominant (50% and 70% of the ranking of the top 10 places), emerging countries are making significant progress, with 10% of places against 4% last year. New companies that enter this year are Chinese Xiaomi Technology and Huawei Technologies and the Indian Tata Consultancy Service.
This will also catch up the fact that nearly 75% of companies from emerging countries say they want to increase their innovation spending in 2015, against 57% in developed countries. European companies represent 26% of the 50 names mentioned.
Renault, the only French company ranking last year (48) disappears, while the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus entered in 33rd place, just ahead of his American rival Boeing.
The study is based on a survey of more than 1,500 executives from companies of different industries and across the globe (80%) and the financial performance of companies (20%).
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