In Pixar's Cars, which studio produced the film before its 2006 release?

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In Pixar's Cars, Pixar Animation Studios produced the film before its 2006 release.

Cars was Pixar's seventh feature-length animated film and was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. John Lasseter directed it with Joe Ranft and Daniela Dodson credited as co-directors, and the story combined computer animation with an affectionate take on American road culture.

The film premiered in 2006 and became the starting point for a franchise that later included Cars 2, Cars 3, short films, television projects, merchandise, and theme-park attractions.

Walt Disney Animation Studios is a common wrong answer because Disney distributed the film and later became Pixar's parent company. However, the production studio credited for Cars is Pixar Animation Studios, not Disney's separate feature-animation division.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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