The numbers in this item are fascinating, but the big news is what creates them.

The Parker Motors Group (so far Parker Toyota Scion and Parker Subaru) is making big changes. The Toyota portion will remain the same at Highway 95/Kathleen Avenue.

The Subaru dealership will move from Post Falls to the former Tom Addis Dodge complex that the Parker Group purchased on Highway 95 between Dalton and Clayton avenues (The Tom Addis Ford complex will remain on the northern portion of the property). Planning to open about Aug. 1, the "new" Parker Subaru location will be in a 38,000-square-foot building with 20 service bays on five acres.

Here's the other half of the "big news."

The current Parker Subaru complex at 811 Greensferry Road will become Parker Volkswagen. Planning to open about Sept. 1, Parker VW will be 14,000 square feet with 10 service bays. It's been more than 20 years since this area had a VW dealer in Beaudry Motors on Fourth Street.

Both the new Subaru and VW facilities will be remodeled. The Parker Group started in 1983.

The key people in all this are Parker owners Jim Parker and Mike White. Running the day-to-day operations are Sal Piazza and Tony Cruickshank at the Toyota facility and Chris Leonard and Blake Owens at the Subaru place. The VW honchos are pending.

Now for the fascinating numbers.

The Toyota facility has 162 employees and 450 vehicles, the Subaru place 44 people and 150 cars, and the VW place will have 25 people and about 100 cars.

Here's the eye-opener. Our Toyota complex sells 4,300 cars and trucks annually, and Subaru here sells 1,500. The owners expect the VW place to sell about 800 cars a year. Whew!

"We're pleased to bring another automobile line to North Idaho," Jim Parker said. "VW has a diesel technology that is exciting. It's a good opportunity for growth and mobility within the company."

Hours at each place are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Now for this week's Tidbits

- Watch for a teriaki restaurant coming to Riverstone.

- The owners of the Honey Guy's Produce Place (in last week's column) are not owners of the neighboring Looney Bean Coffee Shack, the White Wolf Garden Center or the White Pine Swap Meet in Athol.

- Hmm. The commercially zoned property in the northeast corner of Best Avenue and 15th Street has a "sold" sign. What will go there?

- No one will confirm that Harbor Freight is coming here, but they're advertising for 45 retail positions.

- Two "eateries" near the Kathleen/Highway 95 intersection plan moves to new locations.

- Coffee: The person upon whom one coughs.

- You "enforce" or "reinforce" something.

- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.