Back in the 'nineties, a British motoring mag famously remarked that 20-million buyers can be wrong, when referring to one of the world's best selling cars.
Sure, we can argue for days over whether car A is better than car B, but in the greater scheme of things what really counts is how the buyers actually vote with their wallets.
South Africans did a lot of automotive voting last year, with 623 914 vehicles leaving our showroom floors - a good 9.2 percent more than the year before.
But which models got the thumbs up? View our gallery above or the list below to see South Africa's 20 most loved vehicles.
We calculated the year’s total sales figures for each of these by using Naamsa's monthly sales reports, which unfortunately do not include the individual sales figures of non-reporters like Kia, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz. The latter will be reporting individual figures from this year though.
2012’S TOP SELLERS:
1. VW Polo Vivo - 34 873
2. Toyota Hilux - 34 396
3. VW Polo - 28 667
4. Chevrolet Utility - 19 079
5. Nissan NP200 - 17 789
6. Toyota Corolla/Auris - 16 452
7. Ford Ranger - 15 662
8. Toyota Etios - 14 950
9. Ford Figo - 14 376
10. Isuzu KB - 13 392
11. Toyota Quantum - 12 965
12. Toyota Fortuner - 12 004
13. BMW 3 Series - 11 398
14. Toyota Yaris - 8802
15. Nissan NP300 - 8708
16. Chevrolet Aveo - 6992
17. VW Golf - 6881
18. Renault Sandero - 6580
19. Chevrolet Sonic 6475
20. Chevrolet Spark - 6467