In Pixar's Cars 2, what is the real name of the film's villain?

In Pixar's Cars 2, the film's villain is secretly Miles Axlerod.

Axlerod appears to be a former oil baron who has converted himself into an electric car. He organizes the World Grand Prix and promotes Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel. His hidden plan is to use electromagnetic weapons to make Allinol-powered racers explode, discrediting alternative energy and increasing demand for oil.

The international spy plot eventually reveals that Axlerod arranged the conspiracy. He is captured after Mater, Lightning McQueen, Finn McMissile, and Holley Shiftwell expose the scheme. The character's name is a pun on the axle of a car.

Professor Zündapp is another antagonist and Axlerod's collaborator, while Finn McMissile is a British spy who fights against the plot. Their roles are sometimes confused because all three are central to the film's espionage storyline.