- 1949 — Abarth & C. is founded
- 1955 — Ford Motor Company management approve the creation of a new line of mid-priced cars, thus creating the Edsel
- 1992 — Ford Motor Company purchases 50% of Mazda's Mazda Motor Manufacturing (USA) plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, home to the Ford Probe and Mazda 626 and later site for production of the Mazda6 and Ford Mustang.
- 2006 — Famed female stock car driver, Louise Smith dies
