Last month’s SAAR was 15.0 million units, the highest for any month since 15.5 million in February 2008. It also marks a considerable hike from January’s 14.1 million and year-ago’s 13.2 million.
The most recent monthly results available show flooding in Thailand and slowing demand in China limited vehicle deliveries in the region to just 0.2% ahead of November 2010.