Saying it would produce a three-cylinder car for the Chinese market, Ford Motor Co. displayed a prototype model at the Beijing Auto Show.

The Detroit Free Press reported on Friday that the concept car is called the Ford Start. The newspaper reported that J Mays, Ford's vice president of design and chief creative officer, said that the Start features a 1.0-liter, direct-injection, turbocharged engine and "delivers a dynamic, personality-driven design that stays true to the global Ford brand."

The engine would eventually show up in cars in all of Ford's major markets, Ford spokesman Mark Schirmer further added.

(With Inputs from Agencies)