In Pixar's Cars 2, Miles Axlerod secretly orchestrates the plot against the World Grand Prix.
Axlerod is presented as a wealthy former oil tycoon who has converted himself into an electric vehicle. He creates the World Grand Prix and promotes Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel, while secretly arranging attacks that make the fuel appear dangerous.
His plan is designed to discredit alternative energy and increase demand for conventional oil. The conspiracy gives Cars 2 its spy-thriller structure, with Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell trying to identify the mastermind behind the attacks.
Axlerod’s name can be confused with Rod Redline, an American spy who is captured early in the film. Finn McMissile is an investigator, not the villain, and Professor Zündapp is an accomplice rather than the principal organizer.