At the wheel of MY Automobile, Yohan is a lover of beautiful mechanics near Caen

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BMW, Mini and Land Rover are the three automobile brands in which Yohan Marie, 40 years old, specialized before opening his MY Automobile garage in Cormelles-le-Royalnear Caen (Calvados).

From oil change to preparing cars for the track

Among the services offered: troubleshootingwindshield replacement, complete automatic transmission oil change and preparing cars for the track. Because Yohan Marie is sports car enthusiast to the point of frequenting the circuits of France (Le Mans, Val-de-Vienne, Magny-Cours), at the wheel of his 420 horsepower BMW M3. « For leisure only. With friends, for the pleasure of driving,” he explains.

Mechanics from CAP

Born in Aunay-sur-Odon, fourth of six siblings, young Yohan Marie is moving towards a CAP then a BEP in automobile mechanics. No one in his family is in the business, but he likes to tinker on his bikes.

After a work-study professional baccalaureate at the dealership Rover in Caen, he was employed there for three years. In 2009, he joined BMW in Mondeville. Nine years later, rich in these experiences, Yohan Marie opened his own garage of 300 m² in CaenCours Caffarelli, and hired its first employee there in 2019.

Repair, preparation, restoration

In 2021 he moves to Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay in 600 m². His team has two employees and two apprentices.

My clients are passionate. So it’s going very well. I make myself known through word of mouth.

Then, in 2024, he therefore settled in Cormelles-le-Royal with 150 m² of offices and 400 m² of workshop where some beautiful machines are waiting. Track cars, but also old ones that Yohan restores: Mercedes 190 SL, Jaguar XK 150 or Type E, Porsche 911, etc.

Mountain biking, his other passion

On weekends, Yohan Marie spends them on the trails, riding his mountain biking, his other passion. With the Accro'Bike club in May-sur-Orne, he travels throughout France: “This year, we were at the Pass'Portes du Soleil in the Franco-Swiss Alps at the end of June and at the Roc d'Azur in the Estérel massif in October.

We will have understood, Yohan likes it mechanics and thrills.

From our correspondent Nicolas Kwarcielinski

The MY Automobiles garage, 5, rue des Métiers, in Cormelles-le-Royal, is open from Monday to Friday. He is looking for an automotive technician. Contact: 02 31 94 35 97, 06 26 01 46 21.

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