Auto China Show was staged over the weekend, putting in focus the sustained interest on electric vehicles (EVs) which made executives feel good about the prospects of getting an even larger piece of the market.

Skyrocketing prices and rivalry from the West pose the biggest challenge against the biggest producer of electric, plugged-in, battery-fed and hybrid vehicles.

As car executives and media gathered in Beijing, it became very clear that EVs will still be a force to reckon with when it comes to the future of mobility.

But an auto show that big ought to have other cars as well. Specifically, the ICE (internal combustion engine) variety.

GWM put out just about everything in its stock, led by off-roader Tank, premium ride Wey, Ora EVs, Haval and Poer pickups.

The company got to underscore its lineup during the Manila International Auto Show early this month allowing Filipino car lovers to catch a glimpse of what they put out in China.

The Haval H9, GWM’s seven-seater, will most likely hit the country. And it boasts bigger, more imposing design that has striking resemblance to the Land Rover Defender.

With either a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, or a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder turbodiesel one, the H9 is expected to arrive here by September.