How to Install Updates
Updates to your KGI DMS can be found on the home screen of your software. When you sign in to Dealer Solutions look for the Alerts box to the far right. This box will turn yellow when updates are available. The steps are quite easy…
Year End Label Printing
A popular feature in the KGI DMS is printing mailing labels for everyone who purchased a vehicle over the past calendar year. This is a great time saver when it comes to sending out Christmas cards to all of your happy customers! From the Home…
6 Things You Do that Facebook Hates
Crush it on Facebook just by knowing what NOT to do. As Facebook evolves the success of your business page will depend on your understanding of what Facebook likes, and more importantly, what they don’t.
North Carolina Inspection Update
RALEIGH – Beginning Dec. 1, North Carolina’s vehicle inspections requirement will exempt vehicles 20 years old from obtaining a yearly emissions test in the 22 counties which emissions testing is required. For example, a 1999 model year vehicle would be exempt from obtaining an emissions…
How to Sell a Car in NC to a Virginia Resident
Because you’re a North Carolina used car dealer, you will use primarily North Carolina paperwork. So your forms will look something like this: NC MVR-2To reassign the title to the customer. Bill of Sale Do not include any tax or registration fees. The customer will…
New North Carolina LAW 553 Revision Coming October 2019
A notice from Reynolds & Reynolds was sent to KGI in August making us aware of a new dot matrix and eLAW 553 Retail Installment Contract that would be released in October. According to the email these new contracts will reflect the North Carolina Senate…
The #1 Thing to do on the Internet when Opening Your Car Dealership
Go to google.com/business to add your business. GMB let’s the Internet find you through search results and Google Maps. Optimize your Google business listing for higher placement on local searches. Recently I was helping a dealer identify why their Bounce Rate went up when at…
How to Setup KGI Hosted Email on iOS devices
Step by step instructions and screenshots on setting up your self hosted email on an iOS, Apple, iPhone, iPad device. Go to Settings On the Settings screen, tap Passwords & Accounts Under Accounts tap Add Account Tap Other (bottom of list) Tap Add Mail Account Enter…
How to Setup KGI Hosted Email in Outlook
Open Microsoft Outlook 2010. Click File and then click Add Account At the bottom select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, and click Next Select Internet E-Mail and click Next Enter Your Name (or dealership name) and full E-Mail Address Select POP3 and…
How to Remove a Vehicle Pack on a Vehicle
Go to Inventory Select the vehicle and double click or click Edit Go to the expenses screen Click Add Defaults Edit the Pack for this vehicle field. Set to $0 if you want to remove the pack on this one vehicle. It will not affect the pack on any other…