thumb|1905 Northern Touring Car
thumb|1905 Northern Runabout
Northern Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, automobiles designed by Charles Brady King. Early advertising included catchy phrases such as "Utility is the Basis for Beauty" and "Built for Business" and the famous "Silent Northern".
History
In 1902 Charles B. King, Jonathan Maxwell and William E. Metger created the Northern Manufacturing Company. Though the automobile industry was in its infancy, King and Maxwell had already compiled a resume of automotive experience. Both had worked for R. E. Olds. King, who had an engineering degree from Cornell and had moved to Detroit in 1891, was the chief designer at Oldsmobile but left the company after the 1901 fire at the plant. The first Northern roadsters produced strongly resembled the curved dash Oldsmobile that both Maxwell and King helped to design.
- Northern 17 HP
- Northern Limousine 17 HP
- Northern 18 HP
- Northern 7 HP
- Northern Type A
- Northern Type C
- Northern Type K
- Northern Type L
Demise
In June 1908 Northern merged with Wayne Automobile Company and production of the cars with the Northern name ceased.