Who directed Pixar's Cars, the first film in the Cars movie series?

John Lasseter directed Pixar's Cars, the first film in the Cars movie series.

Lasseter co-directed Toy Story and directed A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Cars. His interest in road trips and American car culture helped shape the film's setting, especially its emphasis on roadside communities and the historic Route 66.

Cars was produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2006. It combined computer-animated anthropomorphic vehicles with a story about fame, speed, friendship, and the decline of older highways after interstate construction.

The later films had different directors: Cars 2 was directed by Brad Lewis and John Lasseter, while Cars 3 was directed by Brian Fee. Brad Bird and Pete Docter are also major Pixar directors, but they did not direct the first Cars film.