In Pixar’s Cars 2, Miles Axlerod is the mysterious oil magnate who leads the World Grand Prix.
Axlerod is introduced as a former oil baron who claims to have converted himself into an electric vehicle. He creates the World Grand Prix to promote Allinol, an alternative fuel that he presents as a cleaner replacement for petroleum.
The race series takes Lightning McQueen to Japan, Italy, and England. Mater becomes involved in an international espionage plot after being mistaken for an agent, while Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell investigate a conspiracy connected to the races.
Axlerod’s public identity is a cover. The film reveals that he is behind the plot to discredit Allinol and manipulate the competition. His role makes him the central human-scale villain of Cars 2’s spy story.