IT is one thing to attend a car launch in Manila, where the biggest obstacle is finding decent parking. It is another to be flown to Baoding, China, handed the keys to a hulking seven-seat SUV, and told to drive it up what looks like a concrete wall. Welcome to the Great Wall Motor (GWM) experience, where Philippine automotive journalists recently previewed the Haval H9 ahead of its Philippine launch — and where subtlety is clearly not part of the corporate vocabulary.GWM head Ruben Tan and his marketing man, Dax Avenido, brought us to Baoding to experience what it means…


