Voxan motorcycles bought by Venturi

Eternally promising but perennially bankrupt French bike brand Voxan has been bought by a Monaco-based manufacturer of exotic electric sportscars.

Venturi, itself a brand rescued from suspended animation in 2001, is believed to have bought all the assets, plans, tooling and models, but its intentions for the firm – whose entire range was based around the same 72 degree 996cc V-twin ­- are unknown.