[2] It was commonly used as a taxi, predominantly with compressed natural gas (CNG) conversions.

In July 1989, the Duna established 17 South American records of 25,000 km on the Rafaela speedway, after driving for a total time of 170 hours, 44 minutes at an average speed of 148,4 km/h (91 mph).

It replaced the Fiat Duna Weekend in 1991 for the Italian market, and continued to be offered until 1997.

In the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand, a right-hand drive model was marketed as the "Fiat Citivan".

Made only in Brazil, the panel van was never available in the home market in order to avoid internal competition from the Fiorino.