Miles Axlerod is the villainous former oil tycoon who masterminds the plot in Pixar’s Cars 2.
Axlerod presents himself as an electric-car advocate and organizes the World Grand Prix, a global race intended to promote Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel. His public identity hides a larger plan involving the fuel, electromagnetic weapons, and international chaos. The twist reveals that he has manipulated events to discredit alternative energy.
The character’s scheme connects the film’s spy-thriller story to a debate about fuel and environmental technology. Cars 2 places Mater and Lightning McQueen in an international adventure involving races in Japan, Italy, and the United Kingdom, while British agents investigate the conspiracy.
Axlerod’s name is often mixed up with Professor Zündapp, another antagonist who works directly on the weapons operation. Finn McMissile is not a villain: he is a British spy who tries to stop the conspiracy.