Orbit Commercial Vehicles Cape Town, SA’s 2025 Dealer of the Year represented Daimler Truck Southern Africa at the Elite Club Awards of Daimler Truck Overseas (DTO) in Austria.
On this occasion, all top‑performing dealers and/or general distributors from the various Daimler Truck regions are recognised for their achievements in the previous year.
DTO through the Elite Club Awards, now in its 3rd year running celebrates the cream of the crop, highest-performing dealer partners across all regions.
This year, Orbit Commercial Vehicles is once again at the forefront of the global awards for the Southern African region, having also taken home the overall DTSA 2025 Dealer of the Year Award earlier in March.
Maretha Gerber (President and Group CEO of Daimler Truck Southern Africa says Orbit Commercial Vehicles Cape Town continues to set the standard for excellence within their network. “Achieving Dealer of the Year for the fourth time is a remarkable milestone and a clear reflection of the team’s unwavering commitment, consistency and passion for delivering outstanding results.
“We are equally proud that Cornel and Brett represented our region at the recent Elite Class Awards, held in Sölden, Austria, where their exceptional contributions were recognised on a prestigious global stage,” she says.
Cornel Oelofse Cornel Oelofse (Franchise Executive: Orbit Commercial Vehicles) says their goal has never been to win awards, it’s to build a business that attracts customers and keeps them forever.
“When recognition like this comes, we are grateful and honoured, but we see it as a milestone on a much bigger journey, not the destination. At Orbit Commercial Vehicles Cape Town, we stay focused on a simple strategy: earn customer loyalty through consistently living what we call The Orbit Way, exceeding shareholder expectations, keeping Africa moving, appreciating our customers, caring for our people and recognising the role every stakeholder plays in our success,” he says.
Orbit Commercial vehicles wass also held the titles for topdealership in 2021, 2022 and 2024 and now again for 2026.
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