Cars & concepts: Audi plans aggressive series of plug-in hybrid launches

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VIENNA, Austria-In a countermove to BMW's electric-car offensive, Audi plans to launch at least four plug-in hybrid cars in the coming years. It all begins with the A3 Sportback e-tron, which will arrive in the United States next year. The compact hatchback-Audi first plug-in hybrid - debuts in Europe this month. U.S. sales are expected to begin in the second or third quarter of 2015, while China deliveries will start in the first or second quarter of next year.