While daily news still reports the closing of factories and plants, there is the occasional bit of news that gives hope for those in the auto industry. According to the Detroit Free Press, there may be some of this hope arriving in Michigan soon.

Governor Jennifer Graham is reportedly trying to sell Ford on the idea to produce the Transit commercial van in Michigan. The model was just launched in the United States in 2009. The Transit van is sold throughout Europe and produced in Turkey.

Nancy Gioia, the leader of Ford’s global electrification, says, “If the volume grows, we are going to have our manufacturing footprint match where that volume is.” Apparently, the amount of sales that might be possible in the United States is the real deciding factor in this equation.

Auto Shippers hopes to bring more business onto American soil, especially after Ford’s decisions to close several of their factories in the United States. We’ll keep our eyes on Michigan as the story unfolds.