- 1927 – Production of the Ford Model A begins at the River Rouge Plant
- 2006 – Production of the Ford Taurus ends with the final car sold to Chick-fil-A founder, Truett Cathy
- 2006 – Albrecht von Goertz, designer of the BMW 507, Datsun 240Z, Toyota 2000GT, and Montblanc pen, dies