Does the patent law apply to vehicle manufacturers?

Lawyers rely on patent laws to protect intellectual property, but patents can’t cover concepts, natural ideas, the obvious, or anything not both new and useful.

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What legal protections do car designers and manufacturers have to prevent their designs and innovations from being copied by rivals? CB

In terms of motor car design and technology, there is very little that manufacturers can do to prevent others from being “alerted” and “inspired” by their designs and innovations, and making their version of the general concept. 

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