| 1866 | Herbert Austin born |
| 1882 | After completion of primary school and college Austin emigrated to his uncle to Australia, there manager of a factory |
| 1887 | Marriage in Melbourne, 3 children |
| 1893 | Returned to England, working at Wolseley |
| 1900 | First four-wheel motor vehicle with horizontal one-cylinder |
| 1900 | First win in a competition |
| 1901 | Manager at Wolseley |
| 1905 | Resignation at Wolseley, own plant in Longbridge |
| 1906 | First Phaeton with 18 kW (25 HP) |
| 1913 | Austin trucks |
| 1914 | Beginning of World War I, nationalization, war production |
| 1918 | End of World War I, company has grown enormously, but now little work. Production Austin 20 |
| 1921 | Austin Twelve |
| 1922 | Austin Seven will famous and helped out of the crisis |
| 1925 | Enlargement of the factory |
| 1932 | Herbert Austin will Baron |
| 1938 | New Director Leonard Lord |
| 1939 | 8 and 10 HP version of the Austin Seven, the outbreak of World War I, War Production |
| 1941 | Lord Austin died |
| 1945 | End of World War II |
| 1946 | One million Austin built |
| 1951 | A 30 presented |
| 1952 | British Motor Corporation |
| 1953 | Two million Austin, A 40 |
| 1959 | Austin Mini (Issigonis) |
| 1963 | Austin's version of the Morris 1100 |
| 1966 | BMC -> British Motor Holding |
| 1970 | Austin 1800 |
| 1973 | Austin Allegro |
| 1980 | Mini Metro |
| 1984 | Austin Montego |
| 1986 | Company sold to British Aerospace |
