Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Domestic own brand manufacturers have had a strong start this year, with their sales performance above the market average. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 1.28 million own brand passenger automobiles have been sold over the first two months of the year. That figure represents year-on-year growth of 30.2 percent, far above the market average growth rate of 11.2 percent. Own brands currently control a 39.4 percent stake in the market, up 5.8 percent from a year ago.