The Biggest Disruption in 50 Years, According to Larry Dominique

Welcome back to Auto Titans. This week, Diana Lee and Lucas Donat sit down with Larry Dominique, former Senior Vice President of Alfa Romeo and FIAT North America, whose four decades in the industry span Nissan, PSA North America, ALG and TrueCar. Together they discuss why oversupply, shrinking margins and decades of legacy tech debt mean AI alone can’t fix the OEMs, and how VIN-level data can close pricing gaps, like a yellow Camaro that sells in 12 days versus a silver V6 that takes 47. They also cover what California’s CARS Act and FTC scrutiny of hidden fees mean for dealers and price transparency, why Larry believes “the real relationship with customers is in the service bay,” and where the market goes from here.