The bus was in service with numerous public transport companies in Italy, Eastern Europe, Malaysia and Africa.

[4] No orders followed for either the single or double-decker, and the single-decker Alexander prototype was eventually exported to Singapore for use as a driver trainer.

The double-deck TurboCity sat unused at Blythswood Vehicles' Glasgow premises for 18 months before finding its first buyer, it then passed a number of small operators across England until a crash ended its career.

Right-hand drive TurboCities, meanwhile, would sell better in Malaysia, with a number delivered to Kuala Lumpur for use by RapidKL.

The 480/580 type was assisted by the Iveco TurboCity-R class (TurboCity-UR 490/590) with a lower floor height of 550 mm.