Pub. 60 2019-2020 Issue 4

8 The history of NAMAD and the current role of the organization is something that Fernado Varela is passionate about . His message to all dealers — minorities included — is to conserve cash. Nowmore than ever, cash is king.  FERNANDO VARELA — CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 T exas dealer Fernando Varela is serving as the current chairman of the National Association of Minor- it y Automobile Dealers (NAMAD). AutoNews interviewed Fernando last fall, and Dealers’ Choice is reprinting that interview. The history of NAMAD and the current role of the organi- zation is something that Fernado Varela is passionate about. His message to all dealers — minorities included — is to conserve cash. Now more than ever, cash is king. NAMAD was created 50 years ago because minorities were not well-represented within the auto industry, and the issues facing minority auto dealers are very different from the major- ity of dealers within the industry. Most minority auto dealers Getting to Know TADA Dealer Fernando Varela Photo Credit: Palestine Herald