1936 - 1956
| 1936 | Company incorporated; First vehicle produced - Canadian V8; First dealer conference |
| 1939 | With the outbreak of war, total Ford NZ resources were handed over the NZ Government for defense purposes |
| 1940-45 | War time production: Vehicles - 10,423 |
| 1946 | Fordson Major Tractor introduced to New Zealand First passenger car assembled since 1940, rolled off the final assembly line |
| 1948 | Canadian V8 Custom Fordor "Fortyniner" introduced |
| 1949 | Production of V8 Pilot from Ford of England commenced at Lower Hutt |
| 1950 | 5000th Fordson Major Tractor assembled at Lower Hutt |
| 1951 | Introduction of Five Star Consul and Zephyr Introduction of 1951 Canadian V8 Custom Fordor |
| 1952 | Introduction of Fordson Major Tractor |
| 1953 | Ford 50th anniversary celebrations |
| 1954 | Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh visit Lower Hutt Plant Production of 100E Anglia Production of four door Prefect |
| 1956 | Production of Mark II Consul and Zephyr |
1957 - 1976
| 1957 | Introduction of New Thames Trader Truck range |
| 1959 | New Anglia announced |
| 1961 | Consul 315 introduced Parts and Accessories Warehouse constructed on site adjacent to Lower Hutt Assembly Plant Ford New Zealand 25th anniversary celebrations |
| 1962 | Introduction of the Cortina |
| 1964 | Purchase of land at Wiri, Auckland, for future development |
| 1965 | New National Parts Depot opened in Auckland |
| 1966 | Expansion of Lower Hutt Assembly operations (Plant 2) by utilising vacated P&S depot. Australian assembly of Falcon began, imported to NZ |
| 1968 | Introduction of Escort |
| 1970 | Ministry of Transport order for 143 Zephyr patrol cars Ford Dealer used car sales exceeded 100 daily sales for the first time |
| 1971 | Visit by Henry Ford II to Auckland and Wellington operations Ground breaking for Wiri Assembly Plant |
| 1972 | Wiri Assembly Plant major building work completed |
| 1973 | First Falcon off Wiri Assembly Line and Transmission and Chassis Plants Official opening of Wiri Assembly |
| 1974 | First oil shock - Falcon production reduced |
| 1975 | Falcon XB introduced Mark II Escort introduced at Auckland |
| 1976 | XC Falcon introduced |
1977 - 1996
| 1979 | XD Falcon introduced |
| 1980 | Last Escorts built |
| 1981 | Introduction of the Laser 2-bay extension to increase capacity from 40 to 62 units per day Alloy Wheel Plant established at Wiri |
| 1982 | XE Falcon introduced |
| 1983 | Telstar introduced at Lower Hutt Name change from Wiri to Auckland operations |
| 1984 | Sierra wagon introduced at Lower Hutt assembly |
| 1985 | XF Falcon introduced Alloy Wheel Plant wins Export Award |
| 1986 | 50-year celebration of Ford New Zealand Facelift Telstar including 50th anniversary Telstar 2.0i |
| 1987 | Facelift Laser range |
| 1988 | Closure of Lower Hutt assembly ending Sierra wagon Introduction of 1988 Telstar range, including Telstar wagon EA Falcon introduced. |
| 1989 | Facelift Telstar launched including TX5GT Alloy Wheel Plant receives the Q1 award |
| 1990 | Feb 28, Ford acquires Jaguar Cars for $2.5 billion. Mar 1, Harold Poling succeeds Donald Petersen as chairman of the board: Philip Benton Jr elected company president. |
| 1991 | Launch of Courier 4x4 double cab 2.0L engines in all SWB Econovans Launch of Falcon EB V8 Launch of new Laser including introduction of TX3, and Falcon EB |
| 1992 | 2.2 litre engines in Courie Launch of new Telstar Introduction of power steering on LWB Econovan Introduction of 4x2 Courier Crew Cab, with 2.6-litre injected engine Introduction of Falcon EB upgrade, ABS on all models except GL 2.2 litre diesel wellside Courier introduced Power steering and central locking on SWB Econovan Central locking on LWB Econovan |
| 1993 | Ford Motor Company established modern dealerships in mainland China, less than a year later Ford China operates Ford manufacturing and assembly. US Ford Motor Company reached new heights when five of the country's eight top selling vehicles were Fords. |
| 1994 | VANZ Assembly Plant achieves Q1 3-pt inertia rear seat belt for centre passenger on all Falcon sedans Launch of EF Falcon Launch of new model Laser |
| 1995 | Launch of Transit Launch of EFII Falcon |
| 1996 | Launch of Taurus Launch of EL Falcon Launch of Explorer |
1997 - 2016
| 1997 | Launch of Mondeo Closure of VANZ assembly plant announced |
| 2000 | Launch of AU Falcon |
| 2001 | Launch of new model Explorer |
| 2002 | Launch of F-Series Launch of BA Falcon Launch of Focus Launch of new model Courier |
| 2003 | Launch of BA Falcon XR8 Launch of Ford Performance Vehicle (FPV) range |
| 2004 | Launch of Fiesta Launch of Territory (June) |
| 2005 | Launch of BF Falcon, BF FPV range and SY Territory Launch of LS Focus Falcon celebrates 45th anniversary |
| 2006 | WQ Fiesta releases ZC Escape launched Territory Turbo range introduced New model Transit launched Ranger released (replacement vehicle for Courier nameplate) |
| 2009 | Fiesta launched – winner of the "AMI autocar 2009 Car of the Year" |
| 2010 | Fiesta ECOnetic launched Ford Falcon 50th Anniversary Ford Performance Vehicles Supercharged V8 GTs launched Fiesta 2011 (Thailand sourced) launched |
| 2011 | All New Focus launched in New Zealand All New Ranger launched in New Zealand New Diesel Territory introduced Ranger wins AMI NZ Autocar COTY 2011 Focus wins NZ COTY 2011, AMI NZ Autocar Compact Car COTY Fiesta wins Compact Business COTY from NZ Company Vehicle Ranger wins Ute of the Year from NZ Company Vehicle Diesel Territory wins Recreational SUV of the Year from NZ 4WD magazine Ranger wins Overall 4WD of the Year from NZ 4WD Magazine |
| 2012 | Ford Focus awarded Best in Class 2012 from AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild Ford Ranger awarded Best in Class 2012 from AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild |
| 2013 | Ford Ranger wins NZ 4WD Magazine 4WD of the Year, 75% year on year growth in sales, overall sales up 33% on previous years Ford Ranger awarded Best in Class 2013 from AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild |
| 2014 | Ford Ranger surpasses Hilux in YTD sales (April) Ford EcoSport introduced in New Zealand (April) Ford Transit Cargo launched (May/June) Ford Ranger awarded Best in Class 2014 from AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild |
| 2015 | Ford Ranger awarded Best in Class 2015 from AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild Ford Ranger becomes #1 overall best-selling vehicle in New Zealand for the full year beating Corolla and Hilux Simon Rutherford appointed Managing Director |
| 2016 | All New Focus RS introduced, all 2016 units sell out before delivery SYNC3 arrives across the range of vehicles |