Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks to the media next to its Model S in Hong Kong on January 25, 2016.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
  • Elon Musk said he expects Tesla sales to hit 2 million this year, following the company's aggressive price cuts. 
  • His bullishness comes on the back of Tesla's better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings results on Wednesday. 
  • Still, the firm saw a drop in vehicle gross margins, showing it is having to "sacrifice margins for volume," a Wedbush analyst said. 

Elon Musk is gung-ho on the prospect of selling 2 million Tesla vehicles this year after recent price cuts, but a Wedbush analyst says the carmaker is having to "sacrifice margins for volume."