Unlike the more car-like unibody Fiat Ducato, the Daily uses a separate ladder frame typical of heavier commercial vehicles.

The Daily is also the longest-running vehicle of the Iveco production and in over 40 years has sold over three million units.

Between 1982 and 1983, the IVECO logo prevails in the center of the grille, the Fiat or Unic brands being simply recalled at the bottom right.

Depending on its configuration, the useful volume of the long van version can reach 17 m3, which makes it a good successor to the Fiat 242 (Citroën C35 in France), whose production nevertheless continued.

The facelift of the first generation Daily was introduced in 1990, with a totally revised cab and improvements on the Sofim engine (at that time, with a 2.5 L capacity).

The first generation was again facelifted in 1996; it differs only slightly exterior-wise, but the engine was now available in 2.8-litre capacity 76 kW (102 hp).

The model was sold as the Deyi (得意), and later spawned modernized facelift variants called the Xindeyi (新得意, New Daily) in 2011 and 2017.

[12] The Daily continued to be sold as an Iveco-Ford in the United Kingdom until 2006 when Ford dropped out of the medium/heavy duty commercial van market with no successor.

Shortly after receiving the largest engine variable geometry turbocharger and an output of 107 kW (143 hp).

The model could also be obtained with electronic / hydraulic controlled manual gearbox, called Agile.

Compared to the previous model, the vehicle has been completely revised; only the range of engines was retained.

[27] The high loading area caused by the ladder frame on the Daily V has now been lowered by 55 mm and the often criticized long overhangs have been reduced.

The standard equipment includes Electronic Stability Control; other safety features such as lane departure warning and a reversing camera are available as options.

The low-noise vehicle is advertised in particular for night deliveries in urban areas and has a range of up to 280 kilometers.

[29] The Daily received a facelift in April 2019, now including full LED headlights, and various driver assistance systems have been added.

[32] In 2023, the all-electric Iveco eDaily powered by Microvast's li-ion cells, in its 3.5 Tonne version, claimed the official Guinness World Records title for the Heaviest Weight Towed by an Electric Van.