▁company , ▁Jo - H an ▁did ▁well , ▁but ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁less er ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁Three ▁( be ing ▁A MT , ▁M PC ▁and ▁Jo H an . ▁V ener able ▁mak er ▁S MP ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁A MT , ▁but ▁PM C ▁was ▁several ▁r ungs ▁down ▁the ▁prom o ▁lad der ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁gradually ▁weak ened ▁through ▁the ▁de cade . ▁▁▁ ▁Another ▁blow ▁to ▁PM C ' s ▁car ▁production ▁was ▁Hub ley ' s ▁contract ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Ford ▁w ag ons ▁and ▁hard top s , ▁a ▁n iche ▁that ▁PM C ▁had ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Adding ▁ins ult ▁to ▁injury , ▁Ford ▁dropped ▁its ▁full - size ▁R anch ero ▁model ▁and ▁neither ▁did ▁PM C ▁get ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Fal con - based ▁pick up . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁company ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁exit ▁production ▁of ▁prom ot ional ▁and ▁car ▁models ▁was ▁also ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁peri pher al ▁headquarters ▁location ▁in ▁Mil w au kee ▁– ▁away ▁from ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁Detroit ' s ▁design ▁offices . ▁▁ ▁PM C , ▁after ▁establish ing ▁some ▁unique ▁nich es ▁for ▁itself ▁with ▁G M ▁and ▁I H ▁over ▁a ▁de cade , ▁dimin ished ▁into ▁ret ail ▁to y ▁mark ets ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁and ▁then ▁abandoned ▁most ▁car ▁model ▁production . ▁Today ▁known ▁as ▁PM ▁Pl