FRANKFURT - German carmaker Daimler AG said that 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, according to an Associated Press report.

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 three 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.