Bookings for Tata Motors' much-waited small car 'Nano' started across the country today and will continue till April 25.
"Bookings (for the Nano) began today morning and we hope the response will be encouraging," a Tata Motors spokesperson said.
The sale of application forms for the Nano started on April 1 and the response has been "very encouraging", the company said in a statement.
The Tata Nano website has recorded over five crore hits, including over two crore hits in the fortnight since the Nano's launch on March 23, the statement said.
The application forms were sold through over 30,000 locations in about 1,000 cities pan-India through Tata Motors' passenger-car dealerships, State Bank of India branches as also through those of its subsidiaries and associates and other preferred financiers.
The forms were also sold through Tata group companies such as Westside, Croma, World of Titan and Tata Indicom.
Within 60 days of closure of bookings on April 25, Tata Motors will process and announce the allotment of 1,00,000 cars in the first phase of deliveries, through a computerized random selection procedure.
Those, who do not want to avail the financing facility, can book the car directly by paying an amount between Rs 95,000 and Rs 1.4 lakh depending upon the version of Nano.
The company said deliveries would be in a phased manner and within 60 days of the closure of bookings on April 25, it would process and announce the allotment of 1,00,000 cars in the first phase of deliveries, through a computerised random selection procedure.
Nano, touted as the world's cheapest car, would be available at Rs 1.23 lakh-Rs 1.72 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).