| Year | Month | Major Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 12 | Establishment of Nihon Diesel Industries, Ltd. in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan for the purpose of producing diesel engines. |
| '36 | 4 | Begins producing 2-cycle diesel engines under license from Krupp Junkers A.G. in Germany. |
| '42 | 12 | The Company is renamed Kanega-Fuchi Diesel Co., Ltd. |
| '46 | 5 | The Company is renamed Minsei Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| '50 | 5 | Receiving the capital of the automobile division of Minsei Sangyo Co., Ltd., the company is launched as Minsei Diesel Industries, Ltd. |
| '53 | 12 | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. acquires an equity stake in the company. |
| '55 | 6 | Spins off the sales division and establishes Nissan-Minsei Diesel Sales Co., Ltd. as a general distributor in a fifty 50/50 joint venture with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| '60 | 12 | The Company is renamed Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. and the general distributor, Nissan-Minsei Diesel Sales Co., Ltd. is also renamed Nissan Diesel Sales Co., Ltd. |
| '61 | 9 | Changes the name of the company's products from Minsei to Nissan Diesel. |
| 10 | The Company’s shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | |
| '62 | 5 | Ageo Plant begins operations. |
| '64 | 5 | Contracts production of crane-carrier trucks to Yusoki Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 12 | Opens a Tokyo office in the Kanda district of Chiyoda Ward. | |
| '70 | 10 | Establishes Nissan Diesel Casting Co., Ltd. (currently Konosu Plant) in Konosu, Saitama. |
| '72 | 1 | Nissan Diesel Casting Co., Ltd. begins operations. |
| '73 | 4 | Establishes UD Australia in a joint venture in Australia. |
| 5 | Launches production of light-duty trucks under a production contract with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| '81 | 2 | Establishes Columbia Motors Corp. in a joint venture in the Philippines. |
| 4 | Gunma Plant begins operations. | |
| '84 | 2 | Establishes Nissan Diesel America, Inc. in Irving, Texas, U.S.A. |
| '85 | 2 | Establishes Ghandhara Nissan Diesel Ltd. in a joint venture in Pakistan. |
| '86 | 2 | Gunma Parts Center begins operations. |
| 9 | Begins manufacturing transmissions at Gunma Plant. | |
| '87 | 2 | Transfers Kawaguchi Plant's production lines to Ageo and Gunma Plants. |
| 5 | Establishes Nissan Diesel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in a joint venture in Thailand. | |
| 10 | Begins manufacturing and marketing co-generation systems. | |
| '88 | 10 | Motegi Proving Ground begins operations. |
| '91 | 9 | Establishes Nissan Diesel Philippines Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in the bus business in the Philippines. |
| 10 | Nissan Diesel Casting Co., Ltd. is consolidated with Nissan Diesel. | |
| '92 | 10 | Hanyu Plant begins operations. |
| '95 | 9 | Acquires an equity stake in The Auto Makers in South Africa.. |
| '96 | 5 | Establishes Hangzhou Dong Feng Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. in a joint venture in China. |
| 8 | Establishes PT Astra Nissan Diesel Indonesia in a joint venture in Indonesia. | |
| '98 | 4 | Ageo Natural Gas Station begins operations. |
| '99 | 2 | Ageo Plant becomes the first heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Japan to acquire ISO 14001 certification. |
| 5 | France's Renault S.A. acquires an equity stake in Nissan Diesel. | |
| 10 | Reorganizes and consolidates domestic dealers into a 16-company system throughout Japan. | |
| 10 | Transfers the medium-duty truck assembly line from Gunma Plant to Ageo Plant and builds a mixed production line for heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks. | |
| 2000 | 1 | Takes over sales from Nissan Diesel Sales Co., Ltd. and consolidates the sales division. |
| '03 | 3 | Implements an environmental management system in the product design and development process and acquires ISO 14001 certification. |
| 6 | Implements a new sales support system, NEXT-CA, for sales personnel at all dealers throughout Japan. | 10 | Establishes Nissan Light Truck Co., Ltd. in a joint venture with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. for light-duty trucks. |
| '05 | 8 | Shareholding in Dong Feng Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. increased to 50%. |
| '06 | 2 | Crossnet Co., Ltd.established as a company specializing in used-vehicle business. |
| 3 | AB Volvo becomes a major shareholder in the Company. | |
| '07 | 3 | Australia-based marketing company UD Trucks(Oceania)Pty Ltd. Acquired. |
| 7 | Delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange and becomes a private company. | |
| '09 | 6 | Establishes Nissan Diesel Trucks Co., Ltd. by the consolidation of 100% owned Domestic Sales companies. |
| 5 | Establishes Nissan Diesel / Volvo Tokyo common Office by consolidating Nissan Diesel Trucks office and Volvo Nippon office. | |
| '10 | 2 | Changed the company name to UD Trucks Corporation. |
| '10 | 6 | Builds an assembly line for heavy-duty and medium-duty GH engines in Ageo plant. |
