Although predominantly produced for Hong Kong in right-hand drive operated by Citybus, some were made in left-hand drive for the mainland European market, it was still built within the similar MAN NL202.

It was succeeded by the MAN Lion's City.

Citybus was the only operator to acquire new NL262s in Hong Kong.

In 2000, some of them had gone to New Lantao Bus and DBTSL.

As such, a spiritual successor is MAN NLxx3F in the millennium.