FRANKFURT — German carmaker Daimler AG said today global sales for its Mercedes-Benz Cars division increased 16 percent in November, to 98,400 vehicles from 84,500 in the same month last year.

The division includes the Mercedes-Benz and the compact Smart brands. The Mercedes-Benz brand posted 19 percent growth for the month with 88,600 cars sold from 74,400 in November a year ago, while the Smart brand declined by 3.8 percent to 9,800 cars from 10,100.

Daimler said the rise in sales last month was a result of double-digit increases for especially E-Class and S-Class cars, plus strong sales growth in many regions such as western Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and the developing markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles were up 81 percent in the Brazilian market and 25 percent in India. The brand increased its sales in Russia by 3 percent last month, mainly due to the new E-Class, whose sales more than doubled. The company also recorded double-digit sales growth in Russia for the S-Class.