Who is the villainous weapons manufacturer in Pixar's Cars 2?

Professor Zündapp is the villainous weapons manufacturer in Pixar's Cars 2.

Professor Zündapp is a German-designed Zündapp motorcycle who serves as the main human-world antagonist of the film. He works with the former oil magnate Miles Axlerod, whose alternative-fuel campaign provides the public face for a larger scheme. Zündapp's plan helps create an international crisis around the World Grand Prix.

The character is voiced by Thomas Kretschmann. His name is a reference to the historic German motorcycle manufacturer Zündapp, which produced motorcycles and other vehicles during the twentieth century. The film uses the character's motorcycle identity as part of its international spy-film styling.

A frequent confusion is to name Miles Axlerod as the only villain. Axlerod is the mastermind revealed near the end, while Professor Zündapp is his principal collaborator and the story's prominent weapons specialist. Finn McMissile, by contrast, is a British spy who opposes the plot.